[Coweta Arts Tidbits] VOICES Receives Standing Ovation at The Wadsworth on Saturday

Coweta   Arts   Tidbits The  Successor  To  Newnan-Coweta  Arts  Council  News  Releases   Composed By:  Forrest W. Schultz  770-583-3258     September 8, 2008   At The Wadsworth on Satuday:   VOICES  Concert  Receives  Standing  Ovation         Post-Concert  "Meet  and  Greet"  Also  a  Hit        By now everyone who is au courant with the Southside arts scene has heard about the greatness of VOICES and the launching of its 2008-2009 season with a Fall Benefit Concert at The Wadsworth in Newnan on Saturday.  Those who attended  this important musical event expressed their appreciation by giving VOICES a well-deserved standing ovation at the conclusion of the Concert.  The program consisted of a medley of various kinds of song, all of which were performed to perfection.   The most moving  was Zaphyra's singing of various pieces from The Phantom of the Opera, which evoked the poignancy of that tragic tale.  The most striking was The Southern Nights Chorale's unusual rendition of Georgia On My Mind.        The post-concert "Meet and Greet" event in The Wadsworth lobby was skillfully catered by its sponsor, the Ten East Washington restaurant in downtown Newnan.  The aesthetics of the cranberry punch fountain and drinking cups and the hors d'oeuvres serving trays was impressive and quite apropos for the conclusion of an important arts event and for providing a great atmosphere in which to meet the performers.  The Concert program booklet was also noteworthy for its beautiful design, another appropriate feature for a great performing arts event.  And the wardrobes of the performers were very impressive.         Cowetans are grateful to VOICES for this Concert and to its Artistic Director, Maria Pia Ugarte, for honoring Coweta County by selecting a Coweta venue to launch this season.  Cowetans can  heartily recommend to others in the Southside that they attend the VOICES concerts which will be held in their counties!   Information about VOICES is available on their website, www.voicesonline.org.