About the Choirs
Community participation has been the lifeblood of Center Stage Choirs for more than 55 years. Its performance season draws audiences from across the Great Lakes Bay Region and includes an exciting variety of choral programs. Five ensemble groups make up Center Stage Choirs: the Camerata Singers, the Chorale, Center Stage Youth Choirs, Golden Guild, and the Men of Music. Performances take place in the 1,500-seat Midland Center for the Arts Auditorium and the 400-seat Little Theatre, as well as run-out performances to locations around the region.
The Midland Center for the Arts Choirs feature beautiful voices and engaging, stunning repertoire, under the direction of Conductor Dr. Letícia Grützmann!
If you have a love for vocal music, become a Center Stage Choirs Volunteer. There is a niche to fill every interest, whether you want something behind the scenes, or the “full impact” experience of sharing your gift of song! Innovative education and outreach programs nurture a love and appreciation of choral music in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
Center Choirs
Chorale
Camerata
Men of Music
Golden Guild
Youth Honor Choir
Upcoming Choir Concerts
Winter Gala at SVSU
WED, DEC 4, 2024 / 7:30 PM
Located at SVSU Rhea Miller Recital Hall
7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710
Chorale and Camerata from the Midland Center for the Arts join the SVSU choir in their annual Winter Gala. This concert featuring holiday music and an exciting sing-along is an event for the entire family. Join the choirs at this free event at the acoustically extraordinary Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
MSO Holiday Pops
SAT, DEC 14, 2024 / 4 PM
Relaxed Performance, DEC 14 / 1 PM (Learn More)
Camerata & Chorale Choirs
Meet Our Conductor!
Dr. Letícia Grützmann is the newly appointed Conductor of the Midland Center for the Arts Chorale and Camerata. She comes to the Chorale with over fifteen years of experience as a choral director, singer, and clinician. Having conducted a variety of ensemble levels, from children to senior, and from school to collegiate and professional choirs, Dr. Grützmann brings versatility and a vast knowledge of repertoire and rehearsal approaches. She is also the newly appointed Director of Choral Studies at Saginaw Valley State University, where she conducts two choirs and teaches voice private students, conducting class, aural skills, and other classes in the choral area of the Music Education degree.
Dr. Grützmann is a Brazilian artist. In Brazil, she earned two undergraduate degrees, one in Conducting Performance, and later a Music Education degree with Voice emphasis. There, she was an active choral scholar, singing in professional choirs and in a quartet specializing in Renaissance Music. She also performed multiple times as a soloist for choral/orchestral major works, and several opera choruses. In addition to her singing activities, she held several appointments conducting community, church, and children’s choirs. Dr. Grützmann was also the Assistant Conductor for the String Orchestra at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and for the University of Caxias do Sul Symphony Orchestra.
In 2015, Dr. Grützmann moved to the United States to pursue her graduate studies. She earned two Master’s degrees from West Virginia University: Conducting and Voice Performance. At the same institution, she later earned a Doctoral degree in Conducting. During her Doctorate, she founded the Vox Principalis Choral Association, dedicated to the performances of major works for choir and orchestra. She was also the Conductor of the West Virginia Women’s Chorus, regularly collaborating with the Morgantown Community Orchestra, and the Conductor for the Morgantown Children’s Chorus, regularly collaborating with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Morgantown Community Orchestra.