After 25 years of providing choral music to the community, the Highlands Delta Chorale has performed its last concert due to the lack of singing voices. When I came to Sebring in the mid- 1970s, it was my dream to start a choral group. It became a reality with the Sebring Hills Chorale that later in October 1983 became the Highlands Delta Chorale. As founder of the group, I want to especially thank David Rinald, who faithfully devoted most of those 25 years directing and keeping the chorale together. Thanks also to South Florida Community College for providing their facility for concerts, to the Highlands County School Board for providing rehearsal space and to the area churches for providing rehearsal and concert space. A special thanks to Richard Wedig, accompanist for the chorale, and his wife, Susan, who stepped in to direct when a director was not available. ...more

May 19, 2009

The Tampa Bay Children's Chorus has traveled many miles during its 20 years, including multiple trips to prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. ...more

December 13, 2008

The Sebring High School Choral Department will present its Winter Concert at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in the South Florida Community College Auditorium. ...more

December 7, 2008

Rick Nare credits his participation in the Pointe Alexis Singers with far more than honing his musical skills. "It's given me my life back," he said. Nare, who has heart and kidney problems, had come to Tarpon Springs to die. ...more

January 19, 2008

Scrolling through my peers' iPods, I am often appalled at the number of artists whose names start with "Lil'," or the number of songs containing the word "remix." However, I am elated when I find a friend who listens to a bit of Mozart, Handel, or even the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. ...more

December 11, 2007