Hungars Concert Series Presents Virginia Chorale

Hungars Concert Series
Presents Virginia Chorale

The Virginia Chorale will perform at Hungars Episcopal Church
Sunday, October 6, at 4 p.m. The Commonwealth’s premier
professional chamber chorus, now in its 36 th season, will present
MUSIC OF THE CHAPEL ROYAL.
Anglophiles will delight in this concert of 16 th & 17 th century motets
and madrigals written by composers of the Chapel Royal, including
William Byrd, Thomas Tallis and Henry Purcell. Selections are paired

with works by Edward Elgar, William Henry Harris, Arthur Sullivan and
Judith Weir, composers associated with the British monarchy.
As a fully professional performing and educating ensemble, the
Virginia Chorale has performed hundreds of concerts throughout
Hampton Roads, engaged hundreds of singers, recorded three
compact discs, appeared on local and national radio broadcasts,
launched a pre-professional education program for young singers,
and performed internationally.
Artistic director Charles Woodward is known in Hampton Roads as a
pianist and choral conductor. He is the Music Director of Ohef
Sholom Temple and of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
The concert is part of the 2019 series presented by the Music Ministry
of Hungars Church. Upcoming events include the fifth annual
Messiah Sing-Along on Sunday, December 6, and the Broadwater
Academy annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 12. All
performances are free of charge, with a free-will offering received.
Meet-the-artists receptions in the Parish Hall follow the Virginia
Chorale and Messiah presentations. Hungars Episcopal Church is
located at 10107 Bayside Road, Machipongo.