The choral society will present their annual Christmas concert entitled The Music of Christmas on Sunday, December 17, at 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. The choir will perform a variety of sacred and secular seasonal classics including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Away in a Manger, and the perennial […]
The Lakewood Area Choral Society is excited to announce its first performance for 2023: Great Is Thy Faithfulness: A Sacred Choral Concert which will be held Sunday, June 25, at 3:30 PM at First Baptist Church, 406 E Bridge St, Portland MI, 48875. This concert features many new works, as well as old favorites. Now […]
Membership is open to anyone in the mid-Michigan area with choral experience who loves to sing and who is willing to be dedicated and committed to the LACS Family. Prospective new members are required to successfully complete a voice interview with the director and a trial rehearsal before membership is granted. New member auditions are […]
The Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) is returning for a full season of concerts in 2022. While Covid-19 shuttered operations with only one concert in 2021 and none in 2020, the choir is back for a regular season of rehearsals and concerts, with its first rehearsal to be held on Monday, March 28, at 7:00 […]
After a two-year hiatus, Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) is very excited to present this year’s Christmas Concert, “The Music of Christmas” at the Hastings Performing Arts Center, December 19 at 3:00 PM. This will be the choirs’ second performance in the beautiful facility. Songs range from secular to sacred, and will include tunes for […]
Lakewood Area Choral Society and Lakewood Area A Capella Choir to Present A Christmas Concert for All Ages Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) and Lakewood Area A Capella Choir (LAAC) are excited to present this year’s Christmas Concert, “Christmas is Coming!” at the Hastings Performing Arts Center, December 15 at 3:00 PM. This will be […]
The Lakewood Area Choral Society will be celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2020. The choir, under the musical leadership of founding artistic director and conductor, Robert C. Oster, has already planned multiple 2020 performances in Hastings, Lake Odessa, Portland, Jenison, and Traverse City. As part of its anniversary celebration, the choral society is openly recruiting […]
Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) has just returned from a fantastic performance tour to St. Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee. In St. Louis, choir members took the tram up in the iconic Gateway Arch, a viewed the city from on high. Others went to the Old Courthouse (part of Gateway Park) where the Dred Scott […]
Did you sing in high school or college choir? Do you miss the thrill of singing with a large choir? Or maybe you always wanted to be in a choir, but time just wouldn’t permit. Now is the time to join the Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS). LACS, over 100 voices strong, is under the […]
Hastings City Band and Choral Society Present ‘A Tribute to America Spectacular.’ The Lakewood Area Choral Society, under the direction of Robert C. Oster, will join the Hastings City Band, Spencer White, conductor, for a patriotic music spectacular on Wednesday, July 4, at 8:00 p.m. at Thornapple Plaza in Hastings. Both the band and […]