Rehearsals begin  for the April 2012
My Father's Love Concerts.

        The Little Traverse Choral Society begins preparation for its April 21 and 22, 2012 concerts, My Father's Love, on Tuesday January 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Petoskey High School Choral Room. Registration will be held on January 10 and 17 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The registration fee is $30 for adults and $15 for students who did not pay  a registration fee in September 2011. Singers who completed registration in September 2011 are paid for the season.

North Central Michigan College students can earn college credit by registering for Music 102, Chorale II. Sponsorships are available. Check the Singer Information Sheet page on this website for a detailed concert rehearsal schedule. The Calendar page lists the 2011-2012 season schedule.  

Dr. Tim Hendrickson, the Director of Choral Studies at Delta College, will be returning to the podium as Music Director. Rita McIntyre will continue as LTCS accompanist.

The My Father's Love concert will be a multi media event. In 2009, the LTCS commissioned jazz pianist and recording artist Wendel Werner to compose a choral work based on the My Father's Love  marquetry panels of Ed Lantzer, a wood mosaic artist from Kalkaska. This world premiere performance of Mr. Werner's choral composition will be accompanied by an "in synch with the music" power point presentation of the panels. A description of the My Father's Love concert is available on the Upcoming Concert & Ticket Information page.

Contact Jean Fought (231) 347-3762 or Sulane Hamilton  (231) 526- 5093 for more information on registration or the upcoming concert.

Photo at top of page: LTCS Directors with a poster of an Ed Lantzer marquetry panel.
L to R: Back row: Bruce Turner, Vince Chew.
Front row: Ellen Kendall, Jean Fought, Carolyn Klender, Judi Billings, Phyllis Marshall

New Audio Equipment

       The LTCS recently received grants from the Great Lakes Energy People Fund and
the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation to purchase audio equipment from The Music Makers in Petoskey. The LTCS now has four wireless headset microphones and four stand microphones. The microphones were used for the first time at the December 4, 2011 concert. The new microphones allowed the chorus and soloists to be better heard by our audience members.

The LTCS wishes to thank the GLE People Fund and the P-HSACF for their support. All LTCS singers and audience members who receive their electricity from Great Lakes Energy are encouraged to sign up for the People Fund program to "round up" their electric bills to the nearest dollar. Donations to the Little Traverse Choral Society and the P-HSACF are always appreciated.