Masterworks Chorus of the Shenandoah Valley

We are a diverse community of singers who share a common love of the choral repertoire. Our mission is to promote choral music and other artistic endeavors in the Valley through performance, education, community involvement, and cooperation with other area musicians and artists.
    Past concerts have included classical works such as Mozart’s Te Deum and Schubert’s Mass in G, as well as the music of Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms.  Our repertoire is wide-ranging, from classical to folk to popular song. 
    In addition to our three or four scheduled concert series featuring classical and traditional choral music, Masterworks singers can be found Christmas caroling at a local hospital and providing entertainment at vineyards, civic meetings and fund-raisers.
        Our membership is open to anyone from high school to retiree who has some choral singing experience, and is dedicated to choral singing. Auditions are held in September and January. To join, or for further information, or to request a group to sing for your organization, please contact Conductor Dr. Betty Karol Wilson at 540-740-8841

Dr. Betty Karol Wilson, a native of Richmond, Va., is a graduate of Bridgewater College, Southern Methodist University, and Boston University. She was Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor at McMurry University in Abilene,Texas; Adjunct Professor of Opera History, Music History, and Voice at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas; and the founder and artistic director of The Classical Chorus of Abilene, a multi-choir, non-profit community choral organization.
     She is a member of The American Choral Directors Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Texas Music Educators Association, and, as a Choral Singer, she has performed and recorded with the Tanglewood Chorus.

Elizabeth McBride received her Master's Degree from James Madison University where she majored in piano performance and accompanying, with a minor in organ performance. Ms. McBride is Minister of Music at Muhlenberg Lutheran Church in Harrisonburg, Va., and a piano instructor.