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Lafayette Choir Alum, Virginia Newsome is recognized by TeenNick as the September Halo Award winner for her outstanding work as founder of heARTS. Congrats, Virginia, Lafayette is proud of you!
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Lafayette Choir Alum, Virginia Newsome is recognized by TeenNick as the September Halo Award winner for her outstanding work as founder of heARTS. Congrats, Virginia, Lafayette is proud of you! The Lafayette Choir and Band teamed up to perform the Lafayette Alma Mater during Lafayette's 75th commencement ceremonies. Lafayette's Alma Mater uses a melody and harmonization by the master of the Classical style, Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn made only two visits to England in his lifetime. While there, he was inspired by the pomp the nationalistic enthusiasm of the British anthem, "God Save the King." He returned to Austria after his second visit and composed this anthem in 1797 for the birthday of the Austrian Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire. The tune was later adopted by Germany in 1922 as their national anthem. Lafayette High School opened its doors in 1939 and is the oldest Fayette County high school still on its original campus. This latest arrangement for wind band and chorus was commissioned by the Lafayette Choir in 2013. Verses two and three were newly written for this arrangement. Full Photo Gallery from the Herald Leader Winding pathways lead us upwards to the summit of the hill. Where in beauty facing forward Lafayette’s walls our dreams fulfill. Home of lofty thought and learning, beacon o’er our meadow land. Shrine whence still the ever-burning torch is passed from hand to hand. Through the halls and in the classrooms, bearing up the standard high, Leading all to strive for excellence, challenge each to soar and fly. Many through these doors have once passed, many yet are still to come. From this place we dream and journey, as our passage has be-gun. Winding journeys lead us onward from this summit of the hill. Wherein knowledge marching forward, Lafayette starts the dream instilled. Foster all our burg’ning wisdom, as a beacon we will stand; Stand and lead with fervent passion, as we pass the torch in hand!    This is a landmark year for the Lafayette Choir. It's not every year that we get to celebrate three-quarters of a century of great singing. If you were a part of this tradition, we want you to join us again. This is the second opportunity for alumni to join the choirs in performance. While you are always invited to any of our concerts, we would especially like to invite you to our Spring Concert for a Lafayette Choir Reunion performance of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Whilhousky).
Join us for a rehearsal prior to our Spring Concert in the main Concert Hall at Singletary Center at 6:50 on May 20, 2014. (If you cannot make the rehearsal, no problem. Simply join the group on stage at the appropriate time in the concert.) Email Mr. Marsh if you wish for a copy of the music in advance. (Email Mr. Marsh)  2007 Lafayette choir grad, Antoinette Comer is staring in the touring production of Mamma Mia! that is coming to the EKU Center for the Arts. She continues her tour across the country this year. While at Lafayette she sang in Chorale and performed in The Sound of Music and Guys and Dolls. Read more about Antoinette's story in the Herald Leader. 
 This is a landmark year for the Lafayette Choir. It's not every year that we get to celebrate three-quarters of a century of great singing. If you were a part of this tradition, we want you to join us again. This year we are planning two opportunities to welcome our alumni back to the stage. While you are always invited to any of our concerts, we would especially like to invite you to our Winter Concert on December 9, 2013 for a Lafayette Choir Reunion performance of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.
Join us for a rehearsal prior to our Winter Concert in the Sanctuary of Calvary Baptist at 6:45 on December 9. (If you cannot make the rehearsal, no problem. Simply join the group on stage at the appropriate time in the concert.) RSVP (Not required, but we would love to hear from you - Click Read More below) Lewis Aldridge, a 2013 graduate of Lafayette High School, has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the Class of 2017. He also had offers from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
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