notes from the
Blue Ridge Consort
Choral Music for Western North Carolina
PRESS AND NEWS LETTERS
PRESS AND NEWS LETTERS
Blue Ridge Consort 2025-2026 Season Announcement
This newsletter introduces our third season, featuring three unique concerts that celebrate community, reflection, and the joy of choral music. Highlights include Celebratio, honoring Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday; In Winter’s House, a quiet meditation on the season; and My spirit sang all day, a tribute to British choral traditions. Plus, a message from our board president on the exciting growth of the Blue Ridge Consort.
BRC Winter 2024 Concert and Giving Tuesday
This newsletter invites readers to our Winter Concert at St. James Episcopal Church and reflects on our fall performance in partnership with Hurricane Helene relief efforts. It also launches our Giving Tuesday campaign, supporting the Blue Ridge Consort’s journey toward nonprofit status and continued community impact through choral music.
Gardner-Webb University Feature: Oct. 26, 2024
As part of the 2024–2025 Distinguished Artist Series, Gardner-Webb University presented the Blue Ridge Consort in concert at Dover Chapel. The program, For All of Us on Earth So in Need of Transformation, featured music by American composers and reprised selections from the group’s O, Appalachia project. Donations collected at the concert supported Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Western North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Consort Season Announcement 2024–2025
This newsletter unveils our 2024–2025 concert season, with performances in Boiling Springs, Hendersonville, and Lenoir. It also includes a note from our board president with updates on the Blue Ridge Consort’s journey toward nonprofit status and community involvement. Readers are invited to support our growing mission and mark their calendars for the year ahead.