MUSIC AT BRCS
Find Your Voice.
Develop Your Gifts.
Make a Joyful Noise.
Music at BRCS is more than performance. Students discover and develop their God-given abilities while building confidence, pursuing excellence, and learning to use their gifts in worship and service.
From early exploration through high school ensemble, students grow in musicianship while developing a lifelong appreciation for music.
MUSIC AT EVERY STAGE
Discover. Develop. Perform.
EARLY EDUCATION–3RD GRADE
Music Exploration
Students discover rhythm, pitch, instruments, movement, and musical expression while building a strong foundation for future musicianship.
4TH–8TH GRADE
Concert Choir
Students strengthen vocal technique, harmony, performance skills, and musical independence while preparing for concerts and festival opportunities.
9TH–12TH GRADE
Ensemble
Students develop advanced vocal and performance skills through music from a variety of eras, genres, and cultures while growing in music literacy, theory, and ensemble performance.
Made to Worship.
Music provides students with an opportunity to do more than develop a talent—it gives them a way to serve.
Middle School students can participate in Worship Team Club, while High School Worship Team students lead weekly chapels, worship nights, and special school events.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Opportunities to Pursue Their Gifts
PERSONALIZED LESSONS
Weekly private piano lessons and small group guitar lessons can be incorporated into the school day, giving students opportunities to develop their skills and participate in special programs and concerts. Additionally, Violin club offers group lessons after school.
MUSIC HISTORY
Students explore music across cultures and eras while learning to analyze and understand its relationship to history and society.
FESTIVALS & PERFORMANCE
Students have opportunities to perform in Christmas and Spring concerts, school events, festivals, competitions, and select regional and state ensembles.
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Developing Musicians. Celebrating Excellence.
ALL-VIRGINIA CHOIR
All-State Choir is an elite choir requiring rigorous competition. To put this in perspective, out of 6 counties (20 some schools/165-ish students) our students ranked among the top 2 or 3 places for their respective voice types consistently.
DISTRICT V CHOIR
Students have earned regional recognition through Virginia District V Choir. Our students competed against musicians from Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Rockbridge, Bath, and Highland counties.
Musical Excellence Scholarship
The Jack Richardson Award for Musical Excellence was established in 2020 in memory of the founding principal of BRCS. It is a scholarship recognizing outstanding musicians in the senior class.
All Virginia Choir
2026: George Richardson (’26) and Katherine Richardson (’28), Lila Stutzman (’31). Lila is the first BRCS student to participate in All Virginia Middle School Choir.
2025: Katherine Richardson, George Richardson, and Rachel Adams
Virginia District V Choir
- 2026: MS District Choir – Levi Gant (8th), Ava Morgan (8th), and Lila Stutzman (7th); HS Choir -George Richardson (‘26), Rachel Adams (‘26), Madeleine Munday (‘26), Katherine Richardson (’28), Eva Figura (’28), Grayson Yoder (’28), and Grace Sconyers (’28)
- 2025: Rachel Adams, Lydia Golin, Madeleine Munday, George Richardson, Jack Richardson, Katherine Richardson, and Andi Shelor
- 2024: Rachel Adams, Lydia Golin, Madeleine Munday, George Richardson, Jack Richardson, Katherine Richardson, and Andi Shelor
- 2023: (First year participating): Rachel Adams, Madeleine Munday, Zayn Wood, Jack Richardson, and George Richardson
Kings Dominion Choral Festival (4th-8th), 2023- (7th-8th)
- Superior: 2015, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2022
- Won 1st place among all choirs: 2019, 2022
- Excellent: 2023, 2024, 2025
Busch Gardens Choral Festival (9th-12th)
- 1st place and a Superior: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
ACSI Music Festival Awards
*2016- 1st year for High School participation. ACSI Music Festival has not resumed since COVID in 2020.
- Superior Elementary and Middle School: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Superior Elementary and Middle School Soloists: 2017- Andrew Wildermuth, 2019- Gracie Kirkland
- Superior High School: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Superior High School Soloist: 2016- Ginny Ridder
National School Choral Award
- 2018 – Hannah Hilliard and Aaron Blackwell
Jack Richardson Award for Musical Excellence
- 2026 – George Richardson, Lydia Golin, Madeleine Munday, Rachel Adams
- 2025 – Andi Shelor and Jack Richardson
- 2024 – Gracie Kirkland and Kahlyn Smith
- 2023 – Sydney Whetzel and Emy Yoder
- 2022 – Emily Ridder and Ashley Warner
- 2021 – Ethan Golin
- 2020 – Ethan Conrow
COME EXPERIENCE MUSIC AT BRCS
Hear the Difference.
From a child’s first experience with rhythm and song to an Upper School student performing on stage or leading worship, music gives BRCS students opportunities to discover their gifts, grow in confidence, and share those gifts with others.
