The Greenbrier Valley Chorale has presented concerts of the finest choral music for over 20 years. Our members are from Greenbrier County as well as Monroe, Pocahontas and Raleigh Counties in West Virginia and Alleghany County, Virginia. New members with previous choral experience are always welcome to audition. Auditions:
Auditions for the Chorale are short, simple, and private. Auditions are held at Carnegie Hall, 105 Church Street, Lewisburg, WV. Audition dates are announced in area newspapers. You do not have to make an appointment for a particular time. If you have questions about singing with the Chorale, email [email protected] or check back here on Facebook. Rehearsals:
Rehearsals are held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday nights at Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, WV. Rehearsals for the Christmas concert typically begin the second week in September. Spring concert rehearsals begin in mid-January. As we get closer to the concert date, rehearsals may last until 9:30, and additional rehearsals may be added in the week prior to a concert. About our director Barbara Wygal Lutz:
Since 1978 Barbara Wygal Lutz has been involved in numerous artistic endeavors throughout the Greenbrier Valley. After helping establish the chorale in 1990, she has since conducted the community choir in more than 50 concerts. Her work with young people includes being guest conductor and clinician to various choral groups, instructor of drama and music camps and seventeen years as a music educator at Alleghany High School in Virginia. Currently, she is on the faculty at Greenbrier East High School where she directs three choirs and is a piano lab and theory instructor. Over the years, she has performed in or directed many musicals, including The King and I, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Company, The Music Man and Annie, and has appeared in an assortment of revues and benefit concerts. She is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educators National Conference and has studied with such renowned conductors as Joseph Flummerfelt, Rene Clausen and Andrew Megill. In 1997, Mrs. Lutz was selected by audition to participate in the prestigious Professional Training Workshop directed by the late Robert Shaw in New York. She lives in Lewisburg, WV with her husband Joseph. About our accompanist Teresa D. Bryant:
Teresa D. Bryant has served as an accompanist for the Virginia Music Educators Association All-Regional Chorus, Virginia Music Educators Association State Convention, Radford University Music Department, and the West Virginia All-State Children's Chorus which include musical collaborations with accomplished conductors and composers Sally K. Albrecht, Andy Beck, Rollo Dilworth, and Dr. James Litton, the retired Litton-Lodal Music Director and Conductor of the American Boychoir. She is presently serving in the position as music specialist at Ronceverte Elementary School which includes the instruction of music education for grades K-5. Prior to arriving at Ronceverte Elementary, she taught choral music, piano pedagogy and assisted with the instrumental music program at Greenbrier East High School for 15 years. Professional teaching experiences also include the implementation and instruction of the Orff/Koldy music program for Covington, VA City School System. A student of Dr. Lloyd Zurbrigg, Mrs. Bryant conducted a studio for private piano students while under the mentorship of Dr. Zurbrigg. Bryant holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music Education from Radford University. She and her husband are the parents of two sons, Nathaniel and Carrington.
