Athens High Senior Lana Lanzanas Awarded Troy Community Chorus Scholarship

The Troy Community Chorus (TCC) has announced Lana Lanzanas as the recipient of its 2026 Shirley Darge Memorial Vocal Music Scholarship with a value of $1500. This honor is awarded annually to a high school student that resides in Troy and/or attends school in the City of Troy. Lanzanas will perform at the Troy Community Chorus’ Spring Concert being held on Sunday, May 3 at 3:00pm at Troy Athens High School.

Lanzanas, a previous winner of this scholarship when she was a freshman, is now a senior at Athens High School where she is cast as Fantine in the upcoming joint Troy High/Troy Athens production of Les Misérables. She has also held leads in previous Troy Athens musicals, which led to her nominations in 2023 and 2025 for the Sutton Foster Awards, a celebration of high school musical theatre across the State of Michigan.

In addition to the TCC Scholarship, Lanzanas has received first place in the 2025 Madrigal Chorale scholarship competition, second place in the Michigan Federation of Music Clubs competition, scholarships to attend Interlochen Music Camp, and an 2025-26 internship with the Rackham Choir.

Performing as a singer since she was 5 years old, Lanzanas began formal voice training in 2022 and joined the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus in 2024. She plans to apply her scholarship award to the cost of her tuition at the University of Michigan, where she will be attending in the fall as a Voice/Opera Performance major.

Further information on the TCC Scholarship can be found at www.troycommunitychorus.com under Scholarships.

Founded in 1978, the Troy Community Chorus is a 100+ adult member 4-part harmony SATB choir from across the metropolitan Detroit area who love to sing, want to develop their vocal skills and have fun in the process.