Lakeland Choral Society is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to awarding music scholarships to vocal students.   Our organization endeavors to give back to the community through our shared love of song, and to inspire a new generation of musicians to appreciate great works of choral literature.  Music is a powerfully emotive tool capable of creating community where isolation existed. Among the aspirations of the Lakeland Choral Society is that of bridging the distance between the cities and towns of Polk County so that together they may resonate with the timeless harmonies of great choral music.  

Lakeland Choral Society has performed many choral works, including John Rutter’s Requiem under his direction at Carnegie Hall as part of a ~200 member concert choir. In 2007, LCS participated in the Alta Pusteria Choir Festival in northern Italy, along with 98 other choral groups from around the world.  At our Fall 2008 concert, LCS performed the premier of Sing to the Lord, a work we commissioned from Paul Basler, one of the most well-respected and performed composers of our era.

We have been invited to sing with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra on several occasions, performing with them in their December 2009 concert.   In the summer of 2010, LCS members toured Ireland.  We were most recently invited to perform with the Moscow Ballet production of The Nutcracker Suite in December 2010.