Fun photos of the Livonia Civic Chorus...
The Livonia Civic Chorus and their guests, the Livonia Youth Choir, in concert during "Sparkle...Twinkle...Joy!"Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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 Chorus elves, (from left to right) Jennifer Perry, Eleanor Smith, and Laura Williams, helped us begin the concert with "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" from the musical "Elf". |
 Soloist Maria Alderman added new meaning to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You." |
 "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake" included our own Chorus Grandma, Darlene Northup. |
 The Chorus and soloist Tiffany Taylor sing "Grown-up Christmas List." |
  The Men of the Chorus sing a rousing version of "Glory to God in the Highest." (from left to right) Mark Gleason, Lewis Horn, Jim Hovey, Andrew Stechholz, Scott Treppa, Hank Kanar, Dominic Lucca, Gene Scott, Zip Camacho, Arlen Carpenter, Steve Akey, and Jim Komiensky. |
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The Sopranos on the left, the Men in the middle, and the Altos on the right…
The Livonia Civic Chorus, Donna Gleason, Music Director. |
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 Jim Hovey, Linda Ross-Gibson, and the Chorus wish the audience an "Extraordinary Merry Christmas." |
 Chorus President Peggy Gaskill and Music Director Donna Gleason acknowledge the audience applause at the end of the concert. |
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 Donna Gleason, Music Director, conducts one last run-through of "Candles in the Night" with Rimma Stolbov, Chorus Accompanist, and guest artist, Arthur Feldman, clarinet. |
 The Livonia Youth Choir, under the direction of Ariel Toews, performed several selections on their own and joined the
Livonia Civic Chorus for other musical selections in the concert. |
 Sharon Krol, Chair of the Chorus Scholarship Committee, presented a tuition scholarship to Olivia Wilson, a member of LYC's Bella Voce Choir. |
Community Outreach Performances - December 2012 |
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 Some of the Livonia Civic Chorus singing "Gloria" by Vivaldi with the Livonia Symphony Orchestra during their Holiday Concert in December, 2012. |
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 Our new Community Outreach Portfolios with Christmas music (funded by a grant from the Livonia Community Foundation) were used to sing several Christmas carols with the Livonia Symphony Orchestra during their December 2012 Holiday Concert. |
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  Under the clock tower at historic Greenfield Village, a small group of LCC members sang Christmas carols for the Holiday Nights audiences on three evenings during the Holidays. |
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 Welcome to the Greenmead Historical Village in Livonia. The Livonia Civic Chorus performs a FREE concert in its Methodist Church of some of the music in their upcoming Winter Concert, "Sparkle..Twinkle...Joy!" |
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The Livonia Civic Chorus in concert: “Legends”Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
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 Hank and Eleanor help us begin our Sentimental Journey. |
 Eleanor and daughter, Diane, sing about Love with "You're Just in Love." |
 Our singing sopranos Dianne, Suzanne, Carol, Eleanor, and Diane |
 And more singing sopranos Jennifer, Geri, Pat, Robin, and Joann |
 Our Marilyn (Cynthia) leads the ladies in "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" |
 A tribute to Ella Fitzgerald with "Dream." |
Our LCC version of the Andrews Sisters: Suzanne, Robin, and Kim (left to right) |
 Our Show Coordinator, Geri, announces the next selection. |
 New York, New York starts the second half with the Chorus and its dancers Diane, Jennifer, Janet, and Laura. |
 The Men of the Chorus sing "Luck Be a Lady" |
 Sharon and Geri encourage us to "Get Happy" |
 The Chorus is surrounded by its vocal legends. |
 Chorus members Jim and Janet enjoy the Afterglow. |
 After singing and dancing with the Chorus to "Mambo Italiano," Cynthia and Jennifer enjoy the Afterglow. |
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From our Winter Concert: “Believe”Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
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 The entire Chorus, directed by Donna Gleason, begins its performance of "Believe" |
 The Chorus sopranos and men sing out. |
 While Soloist Jim Hovey sings "You are My Christmas Angel," Darlene Northup is his "Angel." |
 Cynthia Windecker dances to "My True Love Gave to Me." |
 Alto Marilyn Maxwell sings about the Children accompanied by the Chorus. |
 In "Yes, Virginia," Emma Waker is our Virginia and is being comforted by Chorus soprano Ann Waker, her mother, when she asks about whether Santa Claus is real. |
Chorus member Martha Andridge, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, announces that Kara Martus from Madonna University will receive a $500 scholarship from the Chorus for her vocal music studies. |
 Laura Williams, (left to right), Jennifer Perry, and Suzanne Cassady, dance to the "Santa's on His Way Medley" while the Chorus sings. |
A Chorus Ensemble of Carol Selleck (left to right), Geri Leiter, Kim Alderman, and Carol Verkennis sing "For Unto Us with What Child is This?" |
 Some of the Altos lift their voices in song! |
Santa and Emma Waker kneel at the manger during "Reason for the Season." |
 Director Donna Gleason acknowledges the applause of the audience at the end of the concert. |
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Livonia Civic Chorus Community Outreach Performances Greenmead Historical Village ChurchSunday, December 4, 2011 |
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 Three of the Men of the Chorus, (from left to right) Dominic Lucca, Jim Hovey, and Cipriano Camacho, prepare for our performance. |
 The Men of the Chorus assemble on the altar converted to a stage for the performance at the Methodist Church at Greenmead. |
 The men are still there but now the women have lined up on the altar/stage for the performance!! |
 Everyone's ready and the concert begins!! |
 Arlen Carpenter and Suzanne Cassady are soloists for "When You Believe" |
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Livonia Civic Chorus Community Outreach Performances Greenfield Village - “Holiday Nights”December 2, 19, 27, 2011 |
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 Singing Christmas Carols for "Holiday Nights" outside near the Liberty Craftworks store. |
 An audience forms to listen to our music and sing along. |
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From our Spring Concert: “Around the World in 80 Minutes”May 14, 2011 |
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 Our MCs, Mark & Geri, take us on a trip around the world in their hot air balloon |
 When we arrive in the British Isles, an ensemble sings "O My Luv's Like A Red, Red Rose" |
 When we reach Africa, Carol leads us in "O Sifuni Mungu" |
 And the Altos rock while singing "Africa" |
 The men lead off the second half of the show singing "Up, Up and Away" |
 When we arrive in India, the sopranos lead us in "Jai Ho" from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" |
 Allison does an amazing job dancing to the Russian Dance from the Nutcracker |
 Sharon & Jim have a blast with "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" |
 When we arrive back in the good ol' USA, everyone joins in singing "America the Beautiful" |
 And we finish the concert with a rousing encore, "One World, One Voice, One Song" |
Singing in the Church at Greenmead Historical VillageDecember 4, 2010 |
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 Our fearless Director, Donna Gleason, talks to the audience at the Methodist Church at Greenmead |
 Part of the Chorus rehearses for its performance at the Methodist Church at Greenmead Historical Village |
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From our Winter Concert: “I Need a Silent Night”December 19, 2010 |
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 Janet and Hank enjoy dancing while the Chorus sings "Slow Dancing in the Snow" |
 Some of the Tenors and Basses |
 The Altos, the piano, and the poinsettia |
 The Sopranos with a large poinsettia decorating the stage |
 The Sopranos raise their beautiful voices |
 The Alto Section of the Chorus sings |
 Director Donna Gleason conducts the Men of the Chorus |
 Carol and Dennis are soloists for "Shake Me I Rattle" |
