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The NOVA Community Chorus,
an eighty-voice ensemble directed by
Dr. Mark Whitmire, combines singers from the NVCC Music Program
and
the surrounding community. The chorus has distinguished itself
both locally and internationally. It performs regularly at the
Schlesinger
Center with the Alexandria Campus Band, the Alexandria Symphony,
and the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic. Special engagements
in recent years have included Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center,
and
the
National
Theater. The
chorus toured Spain and performed at the 1992 World's Fair in Seville.
Invited to perform at Gloucester Cathedral's Evensong Services,
the chorus travelled to England in 2003. 
Membership in
the chorus requires registration for MUS 137 01A. Contact Dr. Whitmire
for further information, 703 845 6097 or mwhitmire@nvcc.edu.
Dr.
Mark Whitmire,
Professor of Music at NVCC and Director of the NOVA Community Chorus,
is also Associate Director of the Washington Metropolitan Orchestra.
Holding
degrees from Abilene Christian University and the University of
Texas, Dr. Whitmire received the Doctor of Musical Arts from the
University of Maryland. He did post-graduate work at Dartmouth College
and the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England, where he studied
with Sir Peter Pears.
Biography
Profile in Gentleman's Quarterly
The
NOVA Community Chorus
Concert Schedule: 2004-2005 Season
2004
Sunday,
November 7, at 5 P.M.
Faure
Requiem
Christ Church
Old Town Alexandria
Friday, December 3, at 8 P.M.
Band/Chorus
Holiday Concert
Schlesinger Center
Alexandria Campus
Sunday,
December 5, at 5 P.M.
Concert
with the Metropolitan Chorus and Mt.
Vernon Orchestra
Schlesinger Center
Alexandria Campus
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2005
Sun. April
3, 5:00 pm
Concert with Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Schlesinger Center
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Sun.
April 17, 5:00 pm
Concert with Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany,1317 G Street NW Washington
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Fri.
April 29, 8:00 p.m.
Band/Chorus Concert
Schlesinger Center
Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta Choruses
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Willhousky)
Tues.
May 10, 6:30 p.m.
NVCC Commencement
Patriot Center, GMU
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Willhousky)
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Chorus
Photo Gallery
2003
Spring Russian Opera Choruses Concert
Fall
2003 -- Brahms Requiem Sung with the choir and soloists of Christ
Church
Creation
at Christ Church: May 4, 2003
Fall
Choir Pics 2002
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