The Charlotte Choirs

06/05/2026

Thanks for an amazing year of music!! We’re excited to share our music with you again in the fall…but we’re also excited that it’s finally summer! Until then, enjoy some of our favorite memories from this year!

05/18/2026

Last week was Cabaret 47 and Cabaret Jr. for our Charlotte Choirs! Our students put on an amazing show, and we’re grateful for all of your support this year. It’s been an amazing year of singing and we can’t wait to perform for you again in the fall. Next up, graduation and our music awards night!

05/12/2026

This past Saturday, two of our Charlotte Choir students sang in the MSVMA All-State Honors Choir. This is one of the highest achievements that our choir students can be selected for. To have the chance to perform on Saturday, our students were chosen from the already competitive MSMVA State Honors Choir groups they were a part of in January. This is only the second time in Charlotte Choir history that our students have been chosen for All-State Honors Choir! A HUGE congrats to senior Averie, and freshman Bri!

05/07/2026

Cabaret Jr. and Cabaret 47 are quickly approaching! Next week Thursday, May 14th and Friday May 15th, our Charlotte Choirs will take the CPAC stage to share a few of America's Greatest Hits with you! Tickets can be bought both in advance at charlotteperformingartscenter.com, as well as at the door before each show. Be sure to refer to the flyers attached for more information on the exciting week ahead!

If you are a Charlotte or Greater Lansing business owner, it's not too late to secure a spot in our Cabaret 47 program! You can support our Charlotte Choirs by advertising your business in our program! If you are still interested, please contact Luke Timmer ([email protected]) before May 11th for more details.

Our Charlotte Vocal Music Boosters are also hosting a basket raffle! We have three amazing baskets full of goodies including baking supplies, and games! This exciting fundraiser helps our CVMB provide opportunities for every student involved in the Charlotte Vocal Music Program (including students in the CHS & Arts for Youth musicals), not just those in our Charlotte Choirs! You can purchase raffle tickets at both Cabaret Jr. and Cabaret 47 shows. The winners will be announced on the 15th!

Thank you again for your continued support of our amazing students!

04/12/2026

Four of our CHS students performed at MSVMA State Solo and Ensemble today! The students who performed today had to receive a Division I rating at District Solo and Ensemble in January. In addition to singing their two pieces today, students were also required to sight read for an adjudicator (and they were up for the challenge!).

Two of our students received Division I ratings, and two received Division II ratings. They have worked extremely hard to get to this point and we are proud of every one of them! Congrats to Sarah, Milton, Averie, and Grace!

In a few weeks our CHS Choirs will perform at their Spring Vocal Music Concert, followed by Cabaret and Cabaret Jr. shortly after! We’ve got a lot of exciting music to share soon!

03/01/2026

Congrats to the CMS and CHS Bands on their spectacular performances at Festival today!!

It’s a great day to be an Oriole!!

Both Concert Band and Symphony Band earned 1st division ratings and, due to a recent rule change, that means that BOTH bands qualified for State Band Festival! Our middle school bands both medaled earning 2nd Division ratings, and both earned 1st division ratings in Sightreading!

Never Yield, Raise High Your Sheild!

02/21/2026

Our CHS Choirs finished off an extremely busy week with District Choral Festival! Basso Choir received a Division II rating, with Treble Choir, Bella Voce, and Chorale all receiving Division I ratings. We are extremely proud of everything our singers accomplished this week!

We are excited to begin working on music for our April concert, and to hear our CMS students at Festival next month!

02/18/2026

Tonight was our Mid-Winter Vocal Music Concert, and we couldn’t be more proud of our students and tonight’s performance!

Tonight’s concert was in preparation for MSVMA District Choral Festival. Our CHS Choirs will be traveling to Festival this week Thursday and Friday! The CMS Choirs will be attending Festival a few weeks after in mid-March. District Choral Festival is one of the biggest events of the year for the Charlotte Choirs. The feedback we receive allows each of our ensembles to grow in their musical skills.

Thank you for supporting all of our students and the hard work they’ve put in this year!

02/05/2026

Prelude Choir is beginning later this month! We can't wait to see all of you again!

Prelude Choir begins February 26!

Registration is OPEN NOW!

Grades 4 - 8

$30 for CPS Students; $50 for Non-CPS Students
(A discount will apply for those currently enrolled in 6/7/8 Choir Class. See Mr Timmer or Ms Barrett for a code!)

www.charlotteperformingartscenter.com/prelude

01/27/2026

We wrapped up our weekend at the Michigan Music Conference with the MSVMA High School Honors Choir performance on Saturday afternoon! All of the CHS students that were selected to perform, sang in the SATB Honors Choir. They had the opportunity to work with Dr. Borst on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, as well as meet singers from around the state of Michigan! One of our students, Averie, was even selected to sing a solo in one of the pieces!

Congrats to all of our students that were selected to attend and perform!! 🎉 Now we’ll continue preparing for District Choral Festival in February and March!