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!
We'd love to have you sing with us! Please go to the Join VRCC page for info about joining this amazing chorus. The next term begins in August and registration has begun!

SAVE THE DATES for our 2025-2026 SEASON

Fall Concert
  • Friday, October 24, 2025 7:30 pm
  • Saturday, October 25, 2025 4:00 pm
Holiday Concert
  • Friday, December 19, 2025 7:30 pm
  • Saturday, December 20, 2025 3:00 pm
Spring Concert
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026 3:00 & 7:00 pm
All of the above will be held at First United Methodist Church, 419 NE 1st St in Gainesville, FL

Voices Rising Community Chorus Marks Ten Years

Check out our Chorus Archive page to see videos of many of the songs we've performed.
Here is one of the songs from our Fall 2022 concert...enjoy!

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 hard during the pandemic, but we're slowly bouncing back and your help is vital! Please go to the Support VRCC page and make a donation today.
In 2023, Voices Rising appeared for the second time on The Ilene Silverman Show to celebrate our tenth anniversary.  Click here for the video.
​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.
Also in 2018, Voices Rising was first 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.