The Vocal Arts Ensemble has been selected to perform at:

• ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) Southern Division Convention in Louisville, KY, in March 2008
• ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) National Convention in Los Angeles, in February 2005
• ACDA Southern Division Convention in Nashville, in February 2004
• North Carolina ACDA Fall Conference at UNC-Greensboro, in October 2002
• ACDA Southern Division Convention in Orlando, in March 2000

-The Spectator Magazine "Ten Best Concerts of 1998" -- concert on June 14, 1998 "From Dust to Diamond: Music of Transformation"

-The Spectator Magazine "Top Picks of 1999", Rodney Wynkoop "Musician of the Year", December 1999

-The Raleigh News&Observer "Top Concerts of 2001" - concert on November 11, 2001 "Music of Remembrance"