Join us on November 14th, 2023 to honor Duane and Kaye Davis.
Join the Girls Choral Academy at our annual Let Their Voice Be Heard Benefit on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at Watermark Country Club. We will be honoring Duane and Kaye Davis, a pair of extraordinary musicians and musical educators, with our Giving Girls a Voice Award. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and program from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $125 each and include dinner, drinks and entertainment. Please see the donation form to your right for more details on tickets and sponsorships. Contact the GCA at 616-361-6111 or cat@girlschoralacademy.org for more details.
About Duane and Kaye Davis
Duane and Kaye Davis have been active members of the Grand Rapids music community since 1969.
Kaye is a retired elementary music specialist from Grand Rapids Public Schools, who has also been the vocal music director for Wealthy Theater, the Grand Rapids African American Youth Chorus, and has had her own private music studio for more than 30 years.
Duane has taught at Grand Rapids Community College, Western Michigan University, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and served as Chorus Master for Opera Grand Rapids for 31 years. He also taught music at Northeast Middle School and Creston High School in Grand Rapids, and was the music director for the Robeson Players, Civic, Actors, and Circle Theaters of Grand Rapids.
Thank You to Our 2022 Sponsors
Music Maestro
Bob and Mikki Clay
Lynn and Doug Weaver
Music Director
Valerie and Michael Feehan Fund
of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Kim Mitchell
Soloists
Douglas DeBoer Memorial Fund
of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Jean Enright
Sara Smolenski and Linda Burpee
Accompanists
Michal J. and Cathy L. Alcala
Connie Bellows and Darlene Zwart
Scott and Allyson Booth
Mark and Loree Frank
Grand Rapids Kiwanis
Grand Valley State University
Margaret Idema
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Tim and Pin Liang, the Hung and Elsie Liang
Fund for Music
of the Grand Haven Community Foundation
Stephanie and George Leonardos
Marge's Donut Den, Inc.
Stephanie McNamara and John Meulenberg
Meijer, Inc.
Mercantile Bank
Phil and Kathleen Vogelsang
Urban League of West Michigan
West Michigan Jazz Society
Members of the Choir
Julie and David Bernstein
Tasha Blackmon
Deb Cleland and Scott Nowakowski
Stanley and Elizabeth Dole
Courtney Flanagan
Eastern Floral
Max and Jan Gibbs
Grand Rapids Children's Museum
Grand Rapids Community College
Charles Homeyer
Holly Jackson
Daniel and Deborah Mankoff
Isaac V. and Lisa René Norris
Tim and Karen O'Donovan
Robert and Marcy Roth
Secrest Wardle
Jaye VanLenten and Janette Tazzia
Janice and Dane VerMerris