I Will Sing! Songs of Thanks and Praise
Announcing:
The Choral Society of West Georgia proudly presents their Autumn Concert
I Will Sing! Songs of Thanks and Praise
with
Andrew Harry, Music Director
Elizabeth W. Biggs, Artistic Director
Ken Passmore, Piano
Rev. James Goodlet, Guest Narrator
Concert Details:
There will be two performances!
Concert times are
Saturday November 18 ~ 7:00 p.m.
and
Sunday November 19 ~ 4:00 p.m.
at First Presbyterian Church LaGrange, Georgia
Tickets:
Tickets become available on Wednesday November 1, 2023 in several ways
General Admission: $20 – Students: $10 with ID
To obtain tickets you may visit these businesses: Plum Southern and MarketPlace at LaFayette Square
Tickets are also available online: HERE
or from any member of the Choral Society of West Georgia.
Featured musicians are the West Georgia Brass Quintet under the direction of Dr. Brandon Slocumb. Dr. Slocomb, trombone, is Director of Bands and Brass studies at LaGrange College. Dr. Michael Covington and Dr. Mark DiGoti are professors of trumpet at Auburn University, Dr. Natalie Brooke Higgins, French Horn and Mr. Bernard Flythe, tuba, are both professors at the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music.
The guidelines for the grant emphasized community impact, an area that organizers of the free annual West Georgia Choral Arts Festival put an emphasis.
A wonderful 1940’s Canteen Style Celebration
“Phantoms of the Organ!”
Bel Canto LaGrange Women’s Ensemble: “Through the Poet’s Eyes” 
Second Annual Free Concert for the Community
Katie Mercer Van Schoor is the Midday and 5PM anchor at the CBS affiliate in Columbus WRBL. Prior to joining WRBL, Mercer worked as a weekend anchor/reporter in Charlotte, NC at Time Warner Cable News for five years where she covered everything from presidential debates to hurricanes. She covered the education, crime, and government beats and won Creative Loafing’s Best News Anchor award. Mercer also worked in the Savannah, GA, Albany, GA, Jacksonville, FL, and Fargo, ND television markets. LaGrange is Mercer’s hometown. She graduated from LaGrange High School and then received a degree in telecommunications news from the University of Florida. Mercer spent much of her high school and college career involved in music. Her main instrument was the oboe. She has been active in her community volunteering for several organizations including Leadership Troup, Lafayette Society for Performing Arts, the LaGrange Symphony Guild, United Way, and her children’s school, the LaGrange Academy. She was also active in the communities she lived before moving back to LaGrange including serving on the USO Board in Charlotte, NC. She is happily married to her best friend & husband James and is the proud mother of three girls Caroline, Vivienne, & Jacqueline.
Community 911 Tribute Concert
The Choral Society of West Georgia has been awarded a Georgia Council for the Arts Project Grant for 2017 to help sponsor the West Georgia Choral Arts Festival. This year’s Festival will be March 11, 2017 at Callaway Auditorium on the Campus of LaGrange College. Thank you GCA and everyone involved.
Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 28, 2016 LaGrange Daily News
An exciting adventure with performances in both Belfast and Dublin, which took place on July 2-10, 2016.
An Afternoon Concert of Reflection and Remembrance
Saturday February 27, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
LaGRANGE — The powerful sounds of vocal music will take center stage and reign over the campus of LaGrange College during the inaugural 2016 West Georgia Choral Arts Festival.
Bel Canto LaGrange – Women’s Ensemble held the season ending concert in conjunction with the Karl Drake School of Irish Dance on Saturday evening, April 11, 2015, at the newly renovated LaGrange Art Museum Center for Creative Learning. The performance also featured the Kazanetti String Quartet and Rusty Tate on Uilleann pipes.
The LaGrange Civic Chorale again teamed with the Fidelity Jazz Quartet for a Valentine’s Night event filled with great American love songs at the Highland Country Club on Saturday, February 14, 2015. The Highland Country Club created a perfect Valentine’s dinner buffet including a bottle of wine for every couple, and in conjunction with the concert and dancing, the evening was enjoyable for everyone.
The 9th Annual Concert of Thanksgiving and Praise was held on Sunday afternoon, November 23, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, GA. This concert has become a local tradition. This year, LaGrange native, Tess Malis Kincaid, was the featured narrator.
May 2014 New York Choral Trip