Our Impact

Voce seeks to connect with our community, making choral arts more accessible and enjoyable for all. Our impact can be seen in our concerts in person, online, and through our history of commissions.

Welcoming All

Voce is making choral music more accessible and inclusive for performers, audiences, and the broader community.

  • Projecting live captions during concerts

  • Performing in multiple languages, representing varied cultures and ethnicities

  • Featuring traditionally underrepresented composers in our programming

  • Sharing select videos of performances online for free for those who are unable attend in person

Commissioning New Works

We support living composers by commissioning new works from established and upcoming composers. We performed our first commission, “Sing Me to Heaven” by Daniel Gawthrop, on Feb 4, 1991. “Sing Me to Heaven” quickly became a choral music best-seller.

Our latest commission is “To Bring Forth Miracles” by local Virginia composer Emily Mason. The work was created through the generosity of Voce’s alumni and the 35th Anniversary Alumni Fund, with it’s world premier at the April 2025 concert entitled Herstory. It is a narrated choral piece that moves from despair to hope, including a glorious choral finale.

Browse below to read about the other composers we have supported in the last 3 decades.

  • “Make Some Noise, Get In Trouble,” by Roland Carter, premiered on April 2, 2022 in Vienna. This piece was made possible by a Chorus America Commission Consortium, honoring the life of Congressman John Lewis in song.

    "Alchemy" by Karen P. Thomas, premiered online on April 25, 2021, and in person on December 18 and 19, 2021, in Vienna. This piece was made possible by a Chorus America Commission Consortium.

  • "in the rain" by Stephen Caracciolo, premiered on April 15 and 17, 2016 in Reston and Vienna. This commission was made possible by the generous support of the Winter Skerritt Family.

    "i love you much (most beautiful darling)" by Matthew Harris, premiered on March 23 and 24, 2013 in Herndon and Reston, Virginia. This commission was made possible by the generous support of the Winter Skerritt family.

  • ”Shakespeare Songs Book VI” by Matthew Harris, premiered on May 16, 2009. It was funded in part by the Arts Council of Fairfax County.

    “Magnificat, We Sing” by Alice Parker, premiered on December 15, 2007. It was funded in part by the Arts Council of Fairfax County.

    In May 2007, Voce performed the concert premiere of the complete set of Harris’s Shakespeare Songs (Books I-V) as part of the Kennedy's Center's Shakespeare in Washington festival.

    On June 5, 2004, Voce performed the regional premiere of the entire cycle of composer Paul Basler's not-fully published Cantos Alegres.

  • On April 14, 2000, Voce performed the U.S. premiere of José María Vitier's Misa Cubana in Arlington, Virginia.

    “Three Rossetti Lyrics” by Daniel Gawthorp, premiered on Saturday, May 22, 1999. It was supported by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

    “Alleluia, Dies Sanctificatus” by William Hawley, premiered on December 17, 1996.

    “Neither Spirit Nor Bird” by Alice Walker, premiered on March 20, 1994.

“In the darkest of times, Voce has been a constant source of light, beauty and hope. I am deeply grateful to David Mann and the Voce singers for keeping the light burning brightly.

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Nancy Seifer

Concert attendee (2025)

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