NEW POTENTIAL MEMBERS:
Auditions will be held August 12, 2024 at Florida Southern College from 7:00 - 8:30. Click the following link so you can sign up for an audition time. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION TIME! Registration and auditions will be located at the Branscomb/Music building at Florida Southern. There will be board members to help guide you to the right place. Auditions will include vocalizations in a small group setting as well as some sightreading. Registration forms will be located here for pre-printing and completion, but forms will also be available at auditions for completion. Dues are $100 per adult member, $75 per educator/educational support member, $25 per student. Polo Shirts are $25 per adult member for S-XL, with a small upcharge for extended sizes. Polo shirt can only be ordered through a pre-order once a year & must be paid in advanced. LCS does not carry shirts in stock. Dues & Shirts may be paid via cash or check, or for a nominal service fee (no more than 3%) via credit card or ApplePay. More information to come! RETURNING MEMBERS: Returning members will not need to audition, however will need to come between 7:00-8:30 to complete the registration form, sign the handbook acknowledgement form and pay dues. Registration will be located at the Branscomb/Music building. There will be board members directing you to the right location. Dues are $100 per adult member, $75 per educator/educational support member, $25 per student. Polo Shirts are $25 per adult member for S-XL, with a small upcharge for extended sizes. Polo shirt can only be ordered through a pre-order once a year & must be paid in advanced. LCS does not carry shirts in stock. Dues & Shirts may be paid via cash or check, or for a nominal service fee (no more than 3%) via credit card or ApplePay. Only 11 seats left! To book the trip please click this link or call the phone number and provide them with this reservation number.
https://www.grouptoursite.com/tours/a-week-in-switzerland-germany-austria-with-shing-palagano/ Call the company at 800.438.7672 and reference our trip number: 7003738 On May 5, 2024 at the Spring Concert two of our board members were recognized for their immense contributions to not just the Lakeland Choral Society but also to our greater- Lakeland community. The first person recognized was the current scholarship chair, Beverly Stokem. Beverly has been a member of the choir for almost three decades and a board of director for many of those years. She has served in many different capacities and has been instrumental creating a partnership between the Lakeland Choral Society and the Polk Education Foundation to provide scholarships to high school seniors.
The second person that the Board of Directors recognized was Nick Geraci. Nick has been the president of Lakeland Choral Society for the past 2 years and has played an instrumental role in the revitalization of the Lakeland Choral Society, and helping our organization recover post-Covid. Nick has fearlessly led the restructuring of operations for the Society by working tirelessly behind the scenes, which in turn, will ensure that the Lakeland Choral Society will be able to continue our Mission and Vision for generations to come. The Lakeland Choral Society was proud to present a check to City Central Church in the amount of $505.00 at our 2024 Spring Concert to benefit One More Child (www.onemorechild.org) and their missions. The amount was based purely off of donations given by choir members because we wanted to help support One More Child as a small token of our thanks to City Central Church for their support of our organization!
One More Child is a charity, that served over 250,000 children through their foster care, anti-trafficking, child hunger, single moms and family support programs this past year. Listen to the radio segment being broadcasted across Hall Communication's four central Florida channels! The Spring concert poster is posted below. If you know of a company or individual interested in sponsoring the instrumentalists that are accompanying us, please speak to one of the following board members: David Hallock (Tenor) who is spearing the campaign, Nick Geraci (Bass & President), or Shing Palagano (Alto).
As many of you recall from a previous memo, our colleague and friend, Jill Cheney recently passed away. There will be a Memorial Service honoring her on Saturday, August 5 at 11am at the McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church on 695 W Stuart St. in Bartow. The Lakeland Choral Society has been asked to perform two pieces at the Service. We will probably sing from the Rutter book, as we've already performed those pieces, and Jill sang them with us. There will be a rehearsal at 7pm on Friday, 8/4 at the church. If you are available and can come, please let us know. (Remind is probably the easiest way)
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