Commonwealth Chorale of VA director honored in Farmville
Norma Williams waves to the audience following one of her final performances as artistic director for the Commonwealth Chorale. Image: Contributed

The Commonwealth Chorale of Virginia held a reception recently in honor of its founder and longtime artistic director Norma Williams at the Historic Farmville Train Station.

Before coming to Farmville in the 1970s to teach voice at Longwood College,

Williams led an illustrious career as leading soprano in opera houses across Europe and managed the Lincoln Opera in Chicago.

In 1975 Williams founded the Commonwealth Chorale based in Farmville, a community choral group with a mission to present great choral repertoire.

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