Over the past two weeks, our Girls Choral Academy singers have been busy spreading holiday cheer throughout our community, and making memories along the way. Our first caroling stop brought us to Pridgeon & Clay, where our girls shared their voices with employees during a festive workplace gathering. The room was filled with warmth, joy, and music, and our singers rose to the moment with confidence and heart. We were deeply moved when the company’s leadership surprised GCA with a generous...

Earlier this season, a group of Girls Choral Academy singers had the exciting opportunity to be part of a Grand Rapids Gold game: opening the evening with a performance of the National Anthem. Stepping onto the court, our singers delivered the Anthem with strong, confident voices, rising to the moment as the buzz of the arena filled the space around them. It was a proud, goosebump-worthy experience that showed our girls just how powerful their voices can be! But some of the best moments of...

This holiday season, our Girls Choral Academy community has even more reason to celebrate: Mary Kate Murnen, our Director of Development & Communications, is lighting up the stage as Elsa (Alternate) in Grand Rapids Civic Theatre’s production of Frozen the Musical! We sat down with Mary Kate to talk about how her role as Elsa connects to her lifelong love of storytelling, music, and leadership, and how experiences like those at GCA shaped her journey as a confident performer. Q: Mary Kate,...