OUR STORY
Our Story & Who We Are
Founded in the fall of 2016, Van McCollum saw a need for a choir composed of both male and female voices in the Charleston area. Armed with a vision and an ear for talent, he began recruiting voices and collaborators to build a mixed community chorus. Our first concert, Celtic Voices, was performed on March 24, 2017.
Over the years, our community group of singers has grown from just a vision to over 50 active members. Singing a variety of traditional choral compositions, we gather from September through March, with a Holiday concert in December and a Spring concert typically in March. There are selections for women’s chorus, and men’s chorus included in the repertoire. Opportunities for solo and ensemble singing occur as well.
We are also a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based on Johns Island, SC. Governed by a voluntary Board of Directors, we are supported through membership dues and contributions.
Van McCollum
Director
Mr. McCollum has over 30 years of teaching experience at the secondary and college levels. His choral groups have received continuous superior ratings at district, national and international festivals. He has also been active as a church organist and choir director. His previous community choruses have performed concert tours in Europe, a concert at Carnegie Hall in New Your, and a collaborative concert with the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society in New Orleans.
Mr. McCollum holds a bachelor's degree in Church Music and a master's degree in Musicology from the University of Georgia as well as a Specialist in Music Education degree from Georgia State University. As an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Georgia Music Educators Association, and the Music Educators National Conference, He was active in state and district music activities, serving as a Head Choral Adjudicator for the Georgia Music Educators Association and conductor and clinician for choral activities.