OUR ORGANIZATION

womanSong...art with heart
When the singers of womanSong raise their voices, they weave a rich musical tapestry in four-part harmony. Directed by Emily Capece, the women sing in all styles from the 12th century to the twenty-first. The chorale sings Renaissance, contemporary, Broadway, classical, folk, spirituals, and Celtic and more.  “We sing it all, and we enjoy it all,” says womanSong President 2007/08 Lynn Wood.

womanSong was founded in 1997 by director, Joann Cordell.  Since its inception, the group has been a non-profit organization with the perfect blend of voice and purpose. The concerts are free, but concert goers are asked to bring non-perishable food items for the local food pantry. Tickets are sold for special fund-raising concerts to help non-profits in the community that support women, children and families in our area. These concerts have aided the the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern West Virginia, and Hospice Care.

The all-volunteer womanSong has performed on the Millenium Stage of The Kennedy Center, at The Greenbrier Resort and West Virginia's own Tamarack. They have performed for numerous civic and corporate events including The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, The Kanawha Medical Association, The Red Cross, The Women’s Forum and The Women’s Club. “And we have taken van-loads of food to the local food pantries over the last ten years,” notes Past President and Public Relations liaison, Jan Andrews.

In early December 2002, the Chorale sang for their annual holiday concert a Candlelight Christmas and produced a compact disk of the same title to sell. In January 2003, womanSong was one of two featured choirs for the West Virginia Regional American Choral Director’s Association annual conference.  The chorale has also been involved with the Snowshoe Institute and the Holocaust Symposium. womanSong was invited to join the WV Symphony for one of the gala openings of The Clay Center.  In concert and behind the scenes, womanSong Chorale gives voice, song, and heart, all in full measure.

About the Members
The women of womanSong each bring many varied talents to our group. Our members include two flute players, four guitar players, a hammered dulcimer player, several pianists, three church organists and a clarinetist. We come from all walks of life: homemakers, librarians, music teachers, managers, business owners, realtors. Some are newly weds, some are grandmothers. We are an eclectic group whose common interest is the love of singing. Our free concerts are a gift of song to the community.... We ask only that our audience members bring non-perishable food items for the community food pantry.


Guest Artists
womanSong has performed with local and out-of-state guest artists including Kathryn and David Langr, violinists, The Appalachian Children’s Chorus, The Martin Luther King Male Choir, tenor Joe Romagnoli, Hawkes and Thrushes, internationally-known pianist and gospel singer Ethel Caffie-Austin, soprano Gloria Thompson, the Kanawha Kordsmen, the Charleston Ballet, Blues du Jour Band and several local children’s church choirs.