Photo Caption: Mass Choir Ensemble, directed by Susan Manning.

(COLUMBIA, Tenn. - March 12, 2014) - - - Approximately 275 students from Columbia State Community College and area elementary, middle and high schools were part of the 6^th Annual Maury County Choral Festival held Feb. 27 at Columbia Central High School.

Participating in this year's choral festival were Randolph Howell Elementary School, under the direction of Sandi Sanders Wilson; Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, directed by Jill Butler; Highland Park Elementary School, directed by Holly Sanders; Mt. Pleasant Middle School, under the direction of Jill Butler; Culleoka Unit School, directed by Kim Sutton; Columbia Central, under the direction of Susan Manning; Woodard Elementary School, directed by Jimmy Tidwell; and Spring Hill Middle School, directed by Greg Walton.

Spearheaded by Gaskill, Sanders Wilson and Manning, the event has grown in numbers over the past few years and is an opportunity for area choirs to get together and share their talents with each other and with the community at large.

Photo Caption: Columbia State Community College and Columbia Central chamber ensembles, directed by Emily Gaskill, associate professor of music and choir director.

Photo Caption: Culleoka Middle School Choir: Showdown, directed by Kim Sutton.

Photo Caption: Culleoka High School Choir: NXS, directed by Kim Sutton.

Photo Caption: Culleoka Touring Choir: Eclipse, directed by Kim Sutton.

Photo Caption: Randolph Howell Elementary School Choir, directed by Sandi Sanders Wilson.

Photo Caption: Highland Park Elementary Choir: Highland Park Voices, directed by Holly Sanders.

Photo Caption: Woodard Elementary, directed by Jimmy Tidwell.

Photo Caption: Spring Hill Middle School Choir: SHMS Glee Club, directed by Greg Walton.

Photo Caption: Mt. Pleasant Middle School Choir, directed by Jill Butler.

Photo Caption: Columbia Central High School Mixed Chorus, directed by Susan Manning.

Photo Caption: Columbia Central High School Girls Chorus, directed by Susan Manning.

Photo Caption: Columbia Central High School Chamber Singers, directed by Susan Manning.

Photo Caption: Columbia State and Columbia Central Chamber Ensembles, directed by Emily Gaskill.

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, one of the largest higher education systems in the nation. For more information, please visit www.columbiastate.edu.

Tennessee's Community Colleges is a system of 13 colleges offering a high-quality, affordable, convenient and personal education to prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals in two years or less. We offer associate degree and certificate programs, workforce development programs and transfer pathways to four-year degrees. For more information, please visit us online at tncommunitycolleges.org.