Thursday, April 26, 2018

Nota Bene: Bravo, Wesleyan Singers!

Earlier this week, our own Virginia Wesleyan Singers, led by Dr. Bryson Mortensen, traveled to New York City to perform at one of the world's most famous concert venues—Carnegie Hall. This is a rare and remarkable accomplishment, and certainly warrants major bragging rights. Congratulations to Dr. Mortensen, as this was his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall, and bravo to the following student choir members:

Deidra Benn                Tamia Ponder
Shelby Emch               Tara Truax
Marissa Gross             Emily Vial
Aleigha Johnson          Amanda Waller
Yaminah Lewis            Ryan Fissinger
Marissa Phillips            Andrew Harrelson
Shannon Ponack         Nicholas Hipple
Serena Smith               Adam Kurek
Jennifer Vega               Michael McOsker
Cora Wilson                 Jackson Simmons
Nailah Alston-Izard       Taylor Simpson
Jeannie Barnes            Myles Baynard
Morgan Boyd               Dante Copeland
Kimberly DeHart          Robert Jones
Daria Ellis                    Jonathan Joyner
Patrice Glover              William Lanagan
Miah Kurtz                    Scott Lassiter
Katherine Pangborn     Thomas Reinhold
Ashaunti Parker  

This was a unique and very special experience for our students, and a collaborative one at that. The Wesleyan Singers performed alongside choirs from across the country, including some very close to home—Great Bridge United Methodist Church Choirs from Chesapeake and the Tallwood High School Choir from Virginia Beach.

An encore performance of the Carnegie Hall concert will take place this Saturday April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Great Bridge United Methodist Church (201 Stadium Dr., Chesapeake). Admission is free and open to all.

Congratulations again!