The Charlotte Mecklenburg Elementary Honors Chorus ; co-sponsored by the Charlotte Children’s Choir will be at First United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 22 at 3:30 pm.    The 225 selected fourth and fifth grade students will work all day Saturday, March 21^st with guest conductor, Sandy R. Holland and accompanist Bill Gouge of the Charlotte Children’s Choir,  and will present a 30 minute concert on Sunday.  Also appearing on this concert will be the Lyric and Concert Choirs of the Charlotte Children’s Choir. The concert is free and open to the public.

Founded in 1986 and led by Artistic Director Sandy R. Holland since 1991, the Charlotte Children’s Choir has won recognition for choral excellence in their appearances around the world.  The choir performed on “CBS This Morning” and was featured in the A & E television special, “Judy Collins Christmas at the Biltmore.” The choir made their Carnegie Hall debut as the featured choir at the 2005 National Children’s Choir Festival, and in late 2006 the choir appeared on the National Public Radio program “From the Top.” The Charlotte Children's Choir is supported, in part, with a Basic Operating Grant from the Arts & Science Council.

Charlotte Children's Choir is a non-profit organization supported through membership and donations.  For more information on events or for financial support accepted securely online, please visit www.charlottechildrenschoir.org.