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NEWS & EVENTS

News

  • ​​​​​​​The Virginia Beach Chorale presents "Unwrapped - The Fun of Christmas" on Sunday, December 20, 2026, 7:00 pm at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in the Virginia Beach Town Center.  Don't miss your chance to enjoy this joyful evening of music! For more info, click  here

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  • Don presented  his session, "Sing from the Heart - Building the Emotionally Expressive Choir," at the 2025 NAfME Eastern Division Conference, April 24-26,  in Hartford, CT! 

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  • Don has been named a charter member of the Virginia Music Educators Association's new Retired Educators Council.

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EVENTS

  • May 2027 -  Conductor - the Virginia Beach Chorale presents "Hey Boomer -  Pop Hits of the 60's, 70's, and 80's" -  Come to the Sandler Center for a fun night of classic pop!

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  • December 2026 - Conductor - the Virginia Beach Chorale presents "Unwrapped - The Surprises of Christmas" -  with guest ensemble The Virginia Children's Choir! Sunday, December 20, 7:00 pm - The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

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  • November 2026 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 All-District Chorus auditions

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  • August 2026 - Artistic Director - The Virginia Beach Chorale auditions for the 2026 fall concert season. 

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  • May 2026 - Conductor - the Virginia Beach Chorale presents "Americana - Songs of America" -  Don't miss your chance to see this one! Click here for more info.

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  • March/April/May/June 2026 - Adjudicator - "Festivals of Music" and "Music in the Parks" Choral Festivals- Washington, DC, Williamsburg & Virginia Beach, VA

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  • February 2026 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 and District 4 All-Virginia Chorus auditions

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  • January 2026 - Adjudicator - Visual and Performing Arts Academy auditions

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  • January 2026 - Artistic Director - The Virginia Beach Chorale auditions for the 2026 spring concert season. 

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  • December 2025 - Conductor - the Virginia Beach Chorale presents "Because It's Christmas"  with guest ensemble, The Festival Choir from Great Neck, Old Donation, and Plaza middle schools!

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  • November 2025 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 All-District Chorus auditions

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  • August 2025 - Artistic Director - The Virginia Beach Chorale auditions for the 2025 fall concert season.  Want to join the Chorale? Click here 

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  • June 2025 - Guest Lecturer - Graduate Conducting Class - Old Dominion University - "The Importance of Research and Articulation in Conveying Meaning in Repertoire"

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  • June 2025 - Keynote Speaker - Visual & Performing Arts Academy @ Salem High School - Class of 2025 Gradation ceremony

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  • May 2025 - Tenor - Mid-America Productions memorial concert for founder Peter Tiboris. "Requiem" by John Rutter, under Maestro Rutter's baton.

 

  • May 2025 - Conductor - Virginia Beach Chorale Spring Concert - "Love is All You Need" - Make it a date night with that special someone! 

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  • April 2025 - Conductor - the Heritage United Methodist Church Chancel Choir presents the cantata "The Power of he Cross" by Mark Hayes.

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  • March/April/May/June 2025 - Adjudicator - "Festivals of Music" and "Music in the Parks" Choral Festivals- Washington, DC, Williamsburg & Virginia Beach, VA

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  • March 2025 - Panel Adjudicator - Cox HS and Great Neck MS (Va Beach) Pre-Assessment concert

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  • March 2025 - Clinician - Brandon Middle School (Va Beach) Assessment choir

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  • March 2025 - Clinician - Great Neck Middle School (Va Beach) Assessment choir

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  • February 2025 - Panel Adjudicator - Lion's Club Bland Music Schoalrship

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  • February  2025 - Panel Adjudicator - Tallwood HS and Brandon MS (Va Beach) Pre-Assessment concert

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  • February 2025- Clinician - Kempsville HS  and Tallwood HS (Va Beach) Assessment choirs

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  • February 2025 - Panel Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 All-Virginia Chorus auditions (Norfolk, VA)​​

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  • December 2024 - Conductor - the Heritage United Methodist Church Chancel Choir presents the cantata "A Thrill of Hope" by Joel Raney.

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  • December 2024 - Conductor - Symphonicity, The Tidewater Winds, and the Virginia Beach Chorale present "Harmony Around the Tree" - a combined performance by three of Hampton Roads favorite musical organizations. Don't miss your chance to see this one! Buy tickets here.

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  • ​​November 2024 - Adjudicator/Clinician - the first ever Music in the Parks "Busch Gardens Choral Festival" - Williamsburg, VA

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  • November 2024 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 All-District Chorus auditions

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  • October 2024 - Chorus Master - Symphonicity Fall Concert "East Meets West"​

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  • October 2024 - Adjudicator - VMEA Senior Honors Choir auditions​​​​​​​​

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  • August 2024 - Artistic Director - The Virginia Beach Chorale auditions for the 2024-2025 concert season. ​​

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  • August 2024 - Regional Coordinator - Virginia chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Serving through July of 2028

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  • July 2024 - Clinician - "The Refreshed Conductor" choral workshop.

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  • June 2024 - Guest Conductor - Mid-America Productions "Carnegie Hall Concert Series" - a week-long residency with a culminating concert on the world famous Perelman stage!

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  • May 2024 - Conductor - Virginia Beach Chorale Spring Concert - "The Carnegie Concert" - Selections that the Chorale will sing, and that Don's Salem HS and VPA Academy choirs sang, in Carnegie Hall in New York - to hear a sample, click here .​​ See the WAVY-TV interview about the concert here.

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  • May 2024 - Guest Conductor - Great Neck Middle School touring choir.

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  • April 2024 - Clinician - Great Neck Middle School 6th, 7th, & 8th grade choirs

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  • March-June 2024 - Adjudicator - "Festivals of Music" and "Music in the Parks" choral festivals - Washington, DC, Williamsburg, Richmond, and Virginia Beach, VA

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  • March 2024 - Adjudicator - Lion's Club "Bland Vocal Scholarship" competition - Virginia Beach

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  •  ​March 2024 - Conductor - The Heritage United Methodist          Church Chancel Choir presents the Easter cantata "The Cross"  by Robert Lau.

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  • March 2024 - Adjudicator- VCDA District 2 District Choral Assessments ​​

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  • February 2024 - Session Clinician - New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) - "Sing From the Heart - Taking Your Choir Beyond the 'Spots' "

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  • February 2024 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 All-Virginia Chorus auditions​​

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  • April 2024 - Clinician - Albert Einstein High School touring choir.​​​​

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  • January 2024 - Adjudicator - The Visual & Performing Arts Academy entrance auditions

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  • January 2024 - Clinician - "The Refreshed Conductor" weekend workshop.​​​​​

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  • December 2023 - Conductor - Virginia Beach Chorale Christmas Concert - "A Classical Christmas" - Some new, some familiar, all beloved classical Christmas selections

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  • October 2023 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 District Chorus auditions

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  • May 2023 - Conductor - Virginia Beach Chorale Spring Concert - "No Tune Like a Show Tune" - music from Broadway & movie musicals.​​​​​​​​​​​

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  • March/April/May/June 2023 - Adjudicator - "Festivals of Music" and "Music in the Parks" Choral Festivals- Washington, DC, Williamsburg & Virginia Beach, VA

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  • April 2023 - Conductor - Vox Coelestis sings on the Regent University Spring concert - Virginia Beach, VA

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  • April 2023 - Conductor - Vox Coelestis sings on the Regent Institute of Music inaugural concert - Virginia Beach, VA

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  • April 2023 - Clinician - Boardman High School (Boardman, OH) Touring Choir - Virginia Beach, VA

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  • April  2023 - Conductor - The Heritage United Methodist Church Chancel Choir presents the Easter cantata "No Greater Love" by Lloyd Larson.

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  • March  2023 - Choral Coach - Cox HS, First Colonial HS, Tallwood HS, Norview HS, Great Neck MS, Brandon MS, Lynnhaven MS - District Assessment preparation​

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  • March 2023 - Adjudicator - VCDA District IV District Choral Assessments 

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  • March 2023 - Adjudicator - Cox HS, First Colonial HS, Great Neck MS, Lynnhaven MS Pre-Assessment Concert 

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  • February 2023 - Adjudicator - VCDA District 2 All-Virginia Chorus auditions

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  • January 2023 - Adjudicator - Visual and Performing Arts Academy auditions

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  • January 2023 - Artistic Director - The Virginia Beach Chorale auditions for the 2023 spring concert season. ​​​

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