The Virginia Belles Fall Concert

Venmo @vabelles with your favorite Belle's name in the description to secure your ticket!

Students: $9 • General Admission: $15

Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/vabelles

https://www.thevirginiabelles.com/ and @va.belles on Instagram!

Our History

The Virginia Belles is the oldest and most established all female-identifying a cappella group at the University of Virginia. Simply put, we are a group of young ladies who love to sing without instruments, and we have been making beautiful music together for 48 years. Entertaining audiences around Grounds and the greater Charlottesville community, the Belles perform a diverse repertoire of pop, oldies, R&B, folk, and traditional songs.

In 1977, UVA student Katherine Mitchell realized that there was no existing outlet for female a cappella at the University, despite the University’s first all-male a cappella group, the Virginia Gentlemen, founded in 1953. Unwilling to let the boys have all the fun, Katherine founded the Virginia Belles as the VG’s female counterpart, comprised of the most talented members of the Virginia Women’s Chorus. While the Belles are no longer a part of the Women’s Chorus, the group remains affiliated with the McIntire Department of Music at the University and continues to bring together exceptionally talented women with a passion for music.

CURRENTLY

The Belles have accomplished a lot since their inception in 1977 — sharing their music at a variety of venues at the University, in Charlottesville, and along the East Coast. We performed at the United States Senate, opened for Ingrid Michaelson at the Music Inspires Health concert in Washington D.C, and have been consistently recognized by the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, Voices Only, and Varsity Vocals Best of College A Cappella Compilation Albums. Our press includes coverage in Elle Magazine, the New Yorker, NBC, and Fox News, among others. Coming from a broad range of backgrounds and academic interests, our members alumni have pursued journalism, law, medicine, C-suite, reality TV (The Voice and American Idol), and even professional music!