Columbia Choral Society

Stimulate and broaden community interest in music through the performance of classical choral music.

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Join CCS by Audition

Interested in joining the Columbia Choral Society in Columbia, South Carolina?

Auditions are usually held the first week in January and the first week in August.

(Photo by Armando Sagcal)

 

 Choral Society Expectations:

   *   We expect our members to make a personal investment in the Choral Society community.

   *   We expect that each member individually and collectively will strive for musical excellence.

   *   We expect members to make every rehearsal and performance a priority.

   *   We hope that your membership is for the entire performance year. We need you at every performance!

Find out more at Join Us.

 

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Sunrise Mass at Piccolo Spoleto June 4th

The Columbia Choral Society returns to Piccolo Spoleto on
June 4, 2023, at 4:00!  

ONLINE PROGRAM HERE

Come relax and enjoy the gorgeous music at the beautiful setting of The Citadel’s Summerall Chapel as we perform “All Things New” by Elaine Hagenberg, and the “Sunrise Mass” by Ola Gjeilo. The “Sunrise Mass” is ethereal, inspiring, flowing, and full of amazing harmonies!

Free performance.
Donations graciously accepted.

Parking is along the streets.
Many parking spaces at The Citadel are marked “reserved.”
However, “reserved” spaces are not observed on Sundays so feel free to park in a “reserved” spot or any other open spot.

GPS: Summerall Chapel, 2 Ave of Remembrance, Charleston, SC 29403
In the middle of Avenue of Remembrance block, between Chick-fil-A and Citadel Museum.
Ground MAP | Street Map

The Citadel Campus address: 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina.

Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/columbiachoralsociety

Find more Piccolo Spoleto events at https://www.facebook.com/PiccoloSpoletoFestival

2022-2023 Guthrie Darr Scholarship Winner

2022-2023 Scholarship Winner

This year’s winner is Elliana Christensen. Elliana is a homeschooled junior from Lexington County. For the audition she sang Au bord de l’eau by Gabriel Fauré and Deep River by H.T. Burleigh. Elliana states, “My dream is to grow as a vocal performer and minister to people through music (specifically kids).” She loves musical therapy and is very interested in pursuing that as a career.

 

Guthrie Darr Young Artist Scholarship

Click here for Full Guidelines. 

The Columbia Choral Society Guthrie Darr Young Artist Scholarship is available to students who reside in Richland or Lexington Counties and are currently enrolled in high school in grades 10-12 or in an equivalent home-schooled program.  The scholarship exists to encourage and support young local artists who are interested in studying voice privately.  Previous study with a voice instructor is not required but any scholarship awarded must be used for this purpose.

The scholarship will be awarded through a juried competition usually held in the Spring. The judges will award a scholarship for $500.

The winner may be offered the opportunity of performing as a guest artist at one Columbia Choral Society’s concerts.

Please join us in helping to encourage our local young artists by informing them of this new opportunity.  If any students express interest in this scholarship, please have them email our president at management [dot] choralsociety [at] gmail [dot] com and send them a link to our Full Guidelines for additional details. 

 

Guthrie Darr Young Artist Scholarship 2023

Announcing the 2023 Guthrie Darr Young Artist Scholarship Competition 

The Columbia Choral Society Guthrie Darr Young Artist Scholarship exists to encourage and support local young artists who are interested in studying voice independently with a private music teacher.

In 2023: Application Packet DUE Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

CCS-Scholarship-Application-PACKAGE-Jan-2023 in PDF format
(If you would like this in a DOCx format to complete the application, email management [dot] choralsociety [at] gmail [dot] com for a copy.)

Award: The scholarship will be awarded through a juried competition April 17, 2023. The winner may also be offered the opportunity of performing as a guest artist at a Columbia Choral Society Concert. The judges will award a scholarship of $500.  The scholarship will be paid directly to a private local vocal instructor to assist the winner with the vocal instruction, to be completed by December 31.

Competition: Monday, April 17, 2023, 6:30-7:15
(Watch your email for Warm-Up Time between 5:00 and 6:15.)

Location:
Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
1413 Laurel St, Columbia, SC  29201

MORE Details in the Application Packet.

Questions: Email Donna Thompson at  management [dot] choralsociety [at] gmail [dot] com.

 

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2023 Spring/Summer Concerts  – SAVE THE DATES!

April 30, 2023, at 4:00
“Requiem for the Living” by Dan Forrest
At Main Street United Methodist Church

and

May 21, 2023, at 4:00
Either a repeat of “Requiem for the Living” or
“Sunrise Mass” by Ola Gjeilo
At Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian

and

Sunday afternoon, June 4, 2023
Performance at Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston. Watch for details!

Dr. Elizabeth M. Mears, Artistic Director
Mrs. Allison Hilbish, Accompanist