Voices Rising is the only intergenerational community chorus in Gainesville, Florida.
Our singers are adults and youth ages 8 and up. Our repertoire ranges from classical to folk to show tunes. When we sing, magic happens!

Hope to see you at our concerts!

  • Fall 2022 Concert - Songs of Social Conscience: Sunday, Oct 30 (3 and 7 pm) at First United Methodist Church (419 NE 1st St, Gainesville)
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  • Holiday 2022 Concert: Friday, Dec 16 (7:30 pm) & Saturday, Dec 17 (3 pm) at First United Methodist Church

Voices Rising Community Chorus is back!

After two years of pandemic silence, we presented our Spring Concert on Saturday, May 14th. 
Check out our Chorus Archive page to see videos of many of the songs we performed!

Honors

Voices Rising is a proud 1st place winner for video in the 2018 Kraemer Intergenerational Story Contest! The contest is sponsored by Bridges Together, a non-profit organization promoting intergenerational programming for older adults and children. Check out the winning video above.

Thanks also to WUFT for featuring the contest and Voices Rising's holiday concert on their website. View the story here.  

With a Voice of Singing

We were honored to premiere this composition by Willis Bodine, Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida School of Music at our Spring 2018 concert.
See the Chorus Archive for more photos and videos.
Please consider a donation to help sustain this amazing chorus! We were hit pretty hard during the last 2 years due to COVID. Your help is needed! Please go to the Support VRCC page and make a donation today.
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There is no additional cost to you!
​Listen to Willis Bodine's interview with WUFT's Richard Drake ​featuring the piece Willis composed for Voices Rising, which was performed for the first time on 28 Apr 2018.
Voices Rising was featured in the Gainesville Sun and on the Ilene Silverman Show. Click here to read the Sun article and click below to see the Ilene Silverman show video.
Pay Dues or Donate
We accept online payments for donations and member dues. Click here to pay dues or donate.
Where in the World is Voices Rising?
​Chorus members have been taking their VRCC t-shirts on vacation. See our travel slideshow here.
Check out the cover story on VRCC in the April 2014 issue of Senior Times Magazine.
Voices Rising members were asked to complete the sentence, "When we sing together..." Read what they had to say.
Friends of Elementary Arts thanks VRCC in this letter to the Gainesville Sun (2nd letter on the page).
Read about Voices Rising's founding in the Gainesville Sun.
The evidence is in: singing in a community chorus makes you happy.