 On 3/15/19, a number of students in the GCS Children's Chorus traveled to Charlotte, NC to participate in the Piedmont Invitational Children's Choir Festival with students from all over North Carolina under the direction of clinician, Vincent Oakes. Students rehearsed Friday night and Saturday morning, culminating in a concert on Saturday afternoon at University City United Methodist Church. Congratulations to our super-talented kids that participated!
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The Greenville Choral Society will present a combined choirs concert on Saturday, Dec. 15th, at 3:00 PM at The Memorial Baptist Church, Greenville. This diverse program will feature pieces by our Youth Chorale, Children's Chorus, and Bella Voce, followed by the Concert Choir's presentation of Dan Forrest's new work, 'Lux: The Dawn From On High'. The program will finish with a grand rendition of "Ding, Dong, Merrily on High" with all combined choirs and orchestra. You do not want to miss this fantastic concert! Through grants from the Wells Charitable Trust, West Memorial Fund, and James J. and Mamie Richardson Perkins Trust, the concert will be free of charge to the public. Guests are asked to bring stuffed Teddy bears or other stuffed animal for donation to the TEDI BEAR Children’s Advocacy Center.
17th Annual Fundraising Gala, Pirate Follies, at Brook Valley Country Club - Sat. 2/16/1911/19/2018  The Greenville Choral Society will hold its Seventeenth Annual Gala, Pirate Follies on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the Brook Valley Country Club in Greenville, NC. The evening will begin with a social hour with a cash bar and a silent auction, followed by dinner and performances by the Greenville Choral Society Concert Choir, singing favorites from the hilarious Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Pirates of Penzance, but with a special Greenville flair! You don't want to miss this special event!
Learn more and purchase tickets here. Be sure to order your fresh-cut Christmas trees, garland, and wreaths from the Greenville Choral Society! Items will be cut over Thanksgiving Weekend and will be available for pick-up on Sunday, November 25th from 1:30-4:00 PM at Peace Presbyterian Church, located at 301 Guiness Rd. Winterville, NC or you may have your order delivered by a GCS member for $15. Thank you for your support!
 The Greenville Choral Society is excited to announce that Dr. Andrew (Andy) Roby has been selected as the new Director for the GCS Concert Choir. Dr. Roby holds degrees from both Union University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and comes to us with a rich background of choral conducting in academic, church, and community settings. Dr. Roby is the current President of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) and serves as the Minister of Music and Worship Arts at The Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville, NC. Dr. Roby is the proud father of two children who also hold degrees in Music and he resides in Greenville with his beloved wife Mary who is an Assistant Director in the Laupus Health Sciences Library at ECU. To learn more about Dr. Roby please visit our Conductors Page.
 We are excited to announce that Noelle Smith is this year's recipient of the the Rhonda Fleming Music Study Scholarship! Noelle is a Senior at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville and she will be attending Belmont University in Tennessee to study Music Industry in the fall. Make sure to catch her and her guitar around town!
 Concert Choir Spring Concert: I Hear America Singing! Featuring music from Bernstein, Whitacre, and more! Sunday, April 29th at 3:00 PM The Memorial Baptist Church, Greenville, NC Purchase your ticket now and save $5! Tickets are $15 at the door.  Children and Youth Spring Concert
Featuring the GCS Children's Chorus, Bella Voce, and Youth Chorale Saturday, May 5th at 2:00 PM The Memorial Baptist Church, Greenville, NC Tickets are $5 online or at the door .  Youth Chorale member, Caley S. will be attending the North Carolina Governor's School West for Choral Music at Salem College in Winston-Salem this summer. She was chosen based on academic performance, a solo audition of a 20th Century Art Song, and a rigorous musicianship test. Caley is a Sophomore at South Central High School in Winterville, NC and she has been a member of the Youth Chorale for the last two seasons. Caley also serves as the GCS Board of Directors Youth Chorale Representative. We are so very proud of you, Caley!
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