History of Bella Voce

Board of Directors

Singers

Biographies

 Dr. Dawn O. Willis, Artistic Director

Glory Reinstein received her B.S. in Music Education from the University of Vermont and her Masters Degree in Music Education at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut.  She presently teaches vocal/choral music as well as other music electives at Essex High School.  Glory has conducted church choirs and been involved in community musical theater throughout her career.  She has been an adjudicator and guest conductor throughout Vermont and Northern New York.  Glory is a former President of the Vermont Chapter of American Choral Directors’ Association and the Vermont Music Educators’ Association and presently serves on both boards.  Her awards include being named the 1997–1998 Vermont Music Educator of the Year, the 1998–1999 North Country Union High School Teacher of the Year, and the 2007 Vermont Arts Alliance award recipient. 

Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont grew from a passing thought in January of 2004 to a performing ensemble of 35 women one year later! With the support of several members of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the encouragement of the VSOC conductor Robert DeCormier, Dawn Willis surveyed singers to ascertain whether the Greater Burlington Area could support another choral ensemble - one devoted to classical music for women's voices. Following a flurry of emails, audition dates were set and arrangements were made for rehearsal and performance sites. The first rehearsal was held March and the inaugural performance was given May 22nd. The chorus includes singers from 4 counties throughout northern Vermont, many of which also sing in a variety of school, church, and community choruses across the region.

It has been an exciting seven years for Bella Voce, and this chorus will continue to strive toward its goal of providing artistic performances of quality choral music written for women's voices.