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Youthful voices bring harmony and melody to first concert
Lanier Young Singers to perform Nov. 16
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First Presbyterian Church’s music minister Mike Henry accompanies the Lanier Young Singers. They are, from left: back row Ellie Wingate, Hannah Baumgardner, Amber Ladd, Ashlyn Balch and Ryan Balch; front row, Mariela Gavina, Roy Conway, Matthew Conway and Isabel Hall. - photo by CHELSEY ABERCROMBIE
Inside a choral room at First Presbyterian Church on South Enota Drive, children clad in school uniforms and regular clothes, old and young alike, all gather around a piano. Their director, a woman in her early 20s, leads them through the highs and lows of several swelling hymns and upbeat songs most people know from childhood. “Did everybody take vitamins before they came here today?” asked director Hannah Chapman to a bit of laughter.