About the Choir

Our Story

George Jones, 2024

In 1991, the Lanier Singers were formed when Dr. Lee Bratton, then Director of Choral Activities at Brenau University, and Keith Jefcoat, long-time Director of the Brenau Preparatory School and current principal organist at Gainesville First United Methodist Church, created an auditioned mixed choral ensemble for the sole purpose of promoting outstanding choral singing in northeast Georgia. From the beginning, the group focused on performing a cappella literature from the Renaissance period through the Twentieth century.

Over the years, the ensemble has grown from as few as two dozen members in its early days to 38 singers in 2022. The name was changed to The Lanier Chamber Singers in 2001, and the repertoire has expanded to include Broadway show tunes and popular songs, 20th century and modern choral masterworks, and major classical literature with orchestral accompaniment. In 2023, LCS presented a world premiere of a requiem mass for chorus and orchestra by American composer Michael John Trotta that the organization helped commission.

The Lanier Chamber Singers has enjoyed a rich history of significant performances, including appearances at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, the Georgia state conference of the American Choral Directors Association in 1997, 2001 and 2013, and the ACDA Southern Region conference in 2006 and 2010. LCS also performed at the Emory Community Choral Festival in 2013 and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina in 2014.

Board of Directors

  • Danna Carrington
  • Maria Dye
  • John LaForge, Ex officio
  • Lynn Lathem, Secretary
  • Cathy Ledbetter, Ex officio
  • Michelle Martin, Treasurer
  • Beckie Smith
  • Joshua Thompson, President

Our Sponsors

The Lanier Chamber Singers are supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.

Our Signature Sponsor for the 2024-25 concert season is Peach State Bank & Trust.
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