Dr. Casey Cook, Artistic Director

   P.O. Box 6691, McLean, VA 22106-6691 

   info@newdominion.org

   www.newdominion.org

   (571) 407-1000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Dominion Chorale Receives FY2027 ArtsFairfax Operating Support Grant

Fairfax, VA, August 13, 2026:   New Dominion Chorale is one of 65 local arts nonprofit organizations to receive a 2027 ArtsFairfax Operating Support Grant. New Dominion Chorale intends to use this grant to further its mission to advance the musical arts in general and the choral arts in particular, and to provide enjoyment through choral arts to those who sing and those who listen.

"New Dominion Chorale greatly appreciates the support we receive from ArtsFairfax," said NDC Grants Chair, Emily Roudebush. "This grant will help us to expand our work into the wider Fairfax community, bringing the choral arts to new audiences."

"ArtsFairfax continues to prioritize fundraising so that we can raise our grants allocation; with Operating Support Grants, we prioritize support for those organizations that demonstrate financial stability and significant community impact through the arts,” says Stuart Holt, President & CEO of ArtsFairfax.

Operating Support Grants are foundational to the stability of local nonprofit arts and culture organizations. This year, NDC’s 36^th anniversary year, marks a new beginning for the Chorale, with the retirement of Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Beveridge after serving for 35 years, and the appointment of Dr. Casey Cook as its new Artistic Director.  Dr. Cook was the guest conductor for NDC’s spring concert on April 26, 2026, featuring Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.  The first concert of its 36^th season will be November 1, 2026, and will showcase classic and contemporary works: Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem (sung in German), Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music, and contemporary composer Jocelyn Hagen’s Messages from Everywhere. Two additional concerts are in the planning stages for the remainder of its 36^th season, one in December for the holiday season, and one in the spring of 2027.

About New Dominion Chorale

New Dominion Chorale has distinguished itself amid the crowded choral music scene in the Washington area. Praised by The Washington Post as “opulent, precise and powerful,” it operates as a “singers’ cooperative” without paid management, and no auditions are required to join. New Dominion Chorale has presented all of the large works for chorus and orchestra by the major composers, as well as presenting the first performances of works by NDC Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Beveridge, notably his massive Symphony of Peace and his Yizkor Requiem, which, since its premiere by the Chorale, has received over 26 performances in the United States and Europe and has been recorded twice for the Naxos label:  by the Choral Arts Society of Washington, directed by Norman Scribner, and by the chorus and orchestra of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. 

About ArtsFairfax

Driven by the belief that the arts are essential to our lives and strengthened by a diversity of perspectives, experiences, and audiences, ArtsFairfax is the nonprofit designated as Fairfax County’s local arts agency. Their mission is to invest in and amplify the arts for all of the 1.2 million residents across Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church. By offering vital funding, advocacy, and professional opportunities to the local arts sector, ArtsFairfax promotes the arts' capacity to cultivate community and fuel social and economic growth. Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1964, ArtsFairfax is funded in part by the County, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as corporations, foundations, and individuals.

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New Dominion Chorale is a 501(c)(3) organization supported in part by grants from ArtsFairfax, Greater Washington Community Foundation Timbrel Fund, and the William and Karen Tell Foundation.