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Past performances
2015-2016 Season
Strawberry Festival
June 15, 2016
Each year the LCGC is very happy to participate in the Christ Episcopal Church "Strawberry Festival". It is one small way the group can say thank you to Christ Episcopal for the use of their excellent facilities for weekly rehearsals. This year the group presented a mix of songs from previous perfromancs this season and had a great time performing two combined pieces with the Lockport Chorale.
Lockport Cruise Night
May 23, 2016
It was a privelage to perform at the Lockport Optimists Club's Memorial Day Cruise Night. With many members of our own having served in the armed forces, it is always an honor to recognize America's service men and women, especially when it also helps an organization as great at the Optmists Club. The evening included some songs from earlier in the season as well as a few new patriotic pieces honoring our American heroes.
The Meeting House in Williamsville
May 12, 2016
A huge thank you is owed to Mark Weber and The Meeting House in Williamsville for inviting us to perform. It was a wonderful opportunity for the group to revisit some of our favorite numbers from the Spring Sing for brand new audience. We hope to perform there again soon. Thanks also to Mark for putting together a great video for us with highlights of the concert. Watch it here: CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO
50 Years of Music: A Lifetime of Love - Spring Sing 2016
April 23, 2016
An event 50 years in the making! The Lock City Glee Club's 50th Spring Sing Concert was a huge success.Wanting to shine some light on those who have supported us at every performance and through every rehearsal over the course of 50 years, our concert was titled "50 Years of Music: A Lifetime of Love". The songs covered various genres and styles from the past 50 years, all focused on those we hold dear. Additionally, we were happy to feature a number of other performers we have worked with in the past including: the Amherst Red Blazers, tenor, John Clayton, The Barker Chamber Choir and the Lockport Lovelies, a group of Glee Club wives, daughters, mothers and friends. The performance also featured a video, filmed by LCTV, of interviews with Glee Club couples about what the group has mean to them in the past.
Lock City Glee Club Christmas Concert Series
December 6, 13 and 15, 2015
This seasons concert series was a real treat. We were given the opportunity to perform our music on three seperate occasions, in Lockport and North Tonawanda. Performing music that spanned well over 50 years, we decided to focus on some wonderful pieces that very rarely get radio play. The result was a truly unique Lock City concert that we are happy to have shared with our Lockport community and beyond.
Bishop and Friends Concert
November 15, 2015
The Lock City Glee Glub was thankful to have been invited to perform at the Episcopal Biship and Friends concert. We performed a mix of old favorites and brand new pieces.
2014-2015 Season
Games Your Grandparents Played
August 16, 2015
The Lock City Glee Club was excited to step outside of Niagara County to participate in this wonderful event put on by the Old First Ward Community Association in collaboration with the Arts Services Initiate of Western New York Inc. and the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. The group perfromed an hour long set of favorites from throughout the year, as well as a couple new pieces. The beautiful outdoor venue, right on the water, gace families a chance to enjoy some fun in the sun and great music at the same time.
Strawberry Festival
June 17, 2015
Each year the LCGC is very happy to participate in the Christ Episcopal Church "Strawberry Festival". It is one small way the group can say thank you to Christ Episcopal for the use of their excellent facilities for weekly rehearsals. This year the group presented a mix of songs from all our previous perfromancs this season as well as some brand new material.
"Welcome Home" - Spring Sing 2015
April 25, 2015
Once again the Lock City Glee Club was proud to present its annual Spring Sing concert at the Palace Theatre on Main Street in Lockport. With the Glee Club approaching 50 years of performance in Niagara County, we decided to commemorate our growing and thriving choral community with the theme "Welcome Home". At this performance we built a musical home; starting with songs of solitude and leading into swelling tunes of community. The concert featured a range of musical styles including: art songs, symphonic chorales, sea shanties, folk songs, spirituals and popular music from the 60s, 70s and today. We were also proud to premier two compositions by LCGC member Don Copley. The concert also featured a full set of songs by the Barker Chamber Choir: a sextet of high school students singing in the style of groups like The King Singers and Chanticleer. As a not-for-profit, the Spring Sing is the Lock City Glee Club's main fundraiser for the year and we are proud to announce that thanks to our wonderful communty of supporters, it was a real success. Thank you all for letting us musically say, "Welcome Home".
Lockport Sesquicentennial Celebration
April 11, 2015
The Lock City Glee club was invited to perform at the 150th anniversary of Lockport's incorporation as a city. Local reenactors, regional politicians and several musical groups helped to make the night one to remember for the next 150 years. Our performance included an original arrangement by Glee Club member Don Copley and a performance of two pieces written for the 100th anniversary of Lockport.
Drew & Molly Burke's Wedding
February 14, 2015
It was an honor to have the Lock City Glee Club perform at the wedding of conductor Drew Burke and his new wife Molly (Timm) Burke. While many weddings can boast a beautiful soloist for one or two songs, the Glee Club undertook the difficult task of preparing the entire two hour, all sung, Antiochian Orthodox liturgy. With a small guest list, the Glee Club arrived in numbers larger than the other attendees and even braved a mid-February blizzard to do so. The group sounded beautiful and the couple coud not have asked for a more wonderful start to their happy marriage.
Caroling at the Lockport Presbyterian Home
December 15, 2014
The LCGC was honored to return once again to the Lockport Presbyterian Home, performing a number of pieces from our December Lessons and Carols concert along with some traditional Christmas Carol favorites.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
December 6 and 7, 2014
It was a wonderfully successful two day event as the Lock City Glee Club colaborated with the Niagara Festival youth chorus and, local tenor, John Iremar Clayton performances of this holiday favorite at the All Saint's Oratory on Market St. in Lockport. For those not familiar, the Festival of Nine Lesson and Carols is a Christmas program that mixes hymns, anthems, carols and choir music with nine readings to create a beautiful and classic holiday experience for the whole family. A traditional Christmas performance of the Nine Lessons and Carols was presented on Sunday, using nine specific Bible readings while Saturday's performance, utilized poetry by authors such as G.K. Chesterton, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and W.H. Auden.
Lockport Theatre Organ Society Fund Raiser
December 1, 2014
The Lock City Glee Club performed a holiday concert along side Greg Gurtner at the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ and Dee Bissell at the Wurlitzer Grand Piano.
image courtesy: John Ledwon http://www.organhouse.com/
Lockport All City Service Club Meeting
November, 18 2014
Representatives and members from the various service clubs throughout Lockport gathered together for a lunch at the Lockport Town and Country Club. It was a privelage for the Lock City Glee Club to perform four pieces for this distinguished gathering.
image: http://lockportrotary.com/
Flight of Five Locks Dedication, Lockport, NY
October 3, 2014
The reopening of locks 69 and 70 of the Erie canal was a historic event for Lockport. An audience including Mayor Anne McCaffrey, New York State Canal Corp. Director Brian U. Stratton and many others gathered to witness the event, and it was an honor for the Lock City Glee Club to perform for them all.
Read more about the event in The Lockport Union-Sun and Journal and The Buffalo News