Heart of the Valley Children's Choir

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It is with great pleasure that we announce our 40th Anniversary Reunion. The final HVCC Hoorah, so to speak. If you are an HVCC alumni from anytime within the last 40 years, whether you sang for 1 year or 10 years, whether your graduated high school in the 90s or haven't yet graduated, please join us June 26th-28th!

If you follow HVCC of Facebook, you may have seen our announcement a few months ago about this and even filled out our form (THANK YOU!). We recently gathered many email addresses and sent out this notice, but alas, we don't have 40 years worth of alumni and family emails (especially those from 1984-2000). So, we would love it if you would let any friends who are HVCC alums or families know about this too! Please share this!

Ok, now, here's what you need to know about this event!

Please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/NgHNsyA18mg7cJmQ8
Whether you are able to attend or not, please fill out this form! If you are UNABLE to attend, we are thinking about putting together a video of those who cannot be with us in person-- by filling out this form, we will be able to contact you regarding this project.

The schedule of events is as follows (locations for social events may be changed depending on number of attendees):
Thursday, June 26th: 
6:30pm-9pm- Welcome dinner at Carol's house. Dinner will be provided. (The location of this event may change depending on how many attendees we have!)
Friday, June 27th: 
9am-12pm- Rehearsal at First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis
12pm-1pm- Social lunch at First Presbyterian Church. Lunch will be provided.
1pm-4pm- Rehearsal at First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis
6:30pm-8pm- Ice Cream social at Avery Park Lions Shelter. Ice cream and desserts will be provided.
Saturday, June 28th:
9am-12pm- Rehearsal at First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis
3pm-5pm- Rehearsal at First United Methodist Church, Corvallis
7pm- Final HVCC concert at First United Methodist Church

We would also like to invite children of alumni to sing with us at this event, if they are interested.

Registration will cost $25 per singer. There will be no other expenses for music or rehearsals. Attendees will be responsible for travel arrangements and additional expenses. If you have already filled out the form and are sure to attend, please pay for your registration here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MC2KYQ5JNYD5Y&ssrt=1744402245696

We really hope you are able to attend. We’d love to reconnect! If you have any questions, please reach out to us at hvccoffice@gmail.com

To Our Heart of the Valley Family,

It is with great sadness that the Board of Directors of HVCC announces that Heart of the Valley Children’s Choirs will be suspending operations effective this summer. This is not a decision that the Board has reached lightly. Since the COVID pandemic, we have experienced lower singer numbers and marginal financial performance in addition to other factors that have influenced this outcome. It is our understanding that Dr. Sandy Babb may create a new choir associated with OSU so that children in the Corvallis area will continue to have the opportunity to sing in a choral setting. While we are sad to suspend our choral activities after 40 years of wonderful singing, we are announcing that the organization will be going in a new and exciting direction. We will be announcing our plans in the coming months, so stay tuned! Thank you for the many years of wonderful memories.

Any inquiries regarding children's choral activities may be directed to Dr. Babb at babbsa@oregonstate.edu

Thank you all for being a part of our amazing 40 years at HVCC.

Sincerely,
The HVCC Board of Directors

About HVCC

For 40 years, Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir provided children and teens a nurturing environment to learn, share, and enjoy excellent music and community. Under the leadership of Founder and Artistic Director, Carol Nelson, HVCC supported the music education and personal growth of thousands of children throughout the Willamette Valley. HVCC's mission is to give each child the opportunity to find the artist within.

Choirs

Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir is comprised of five and a half choirs. The combined choirs number approximately 120 children from grades two through twelve.

support

We believe every child should have the opportunity to nurture the artist within. We need your help to keep HVCC's children singing and learning.

How can we keep from singing? We miss singing together so much and look forward to when it will be safe to do so again in the future. Meanwhile Chamber Choir sang “together” virtually during the spring of 2021 with One Voice. This video is our virtual performance of One Voice, with picture overlays drawn from our last in-person concert in March 2020.