The Department of Volunteer Services at McLeod Regional Medical Center arranged for musicians from the community to entertain staff and visitors with “Joyful Sounds of the Season” during the month of December. The musicians performed on the McLeod Concourse near the McLeod Center for Intensive Care entrance and in the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research.

Our local performers included: ARISE – The King’s Academy Choir led by Music Teacher Danielle Matthew; Bach Street Brass (Zach Reaves, Kaelin Jokisch, Bri, Adin, and Carter); Chandler Bates; Anne Beck; Lanita Benton-Lowe and the Cousinnetts; Dottie Bowman and students; Becky Brown; Greg Brown; Cadenza String Quartet with Kirby Isgett; Aaron and Alex Cheng; Alex Cotran; Alonzo Davis; Cole Davis; Davis Family; Judy Dushane; Fiddlin’ Fluds (John, Caroline & Madelynn Rose Flud); Florence Christian High School Choir with Director Janalyn Livingston; Flute Trio (Lydia Rose, Katelynn Shelley, and Alliyah Smith); Flutist Group (Mitchell Godwin, Lily Green and Daisy Wei); Marcus Franklin; Mitchell Godwin; Lily Green; Jay Freeman; Kate Freeman; Robert Hampshire (Music Worship Pastor with Calvary Baptist Church) and Brooklyn Hampshire; Holiday Horns (Carter Anderson, Jovon Cauthen, William Mills and Michael Westbrook); Vivian and Melody Jao; Kaelin Jokisch; John Calvin Ensemble led by Thomas Hawkins; Houston Johnston; Chris Lewis; Alice and Gavin Li; Judith Niebergalll; Tyrone Philips; Sneed Carolina Squires Honor Choir with Director Danielle Holland; Southern Grove Mennonite Youth Group; Bill Stephenson; Leon Verrett, III; Daisy Wei; West Florence High School Orchestra with Music Director Troy Murray; Matthew Wilkie; Joy Vhang and Johnathan Vhang.

The Grand Piano played by many of the local musicians was donated by Dr. Andrew Rhea in memory of his son, William Rhea.

Thank you to all of the musicians who provided our patients, staff and visitors with Joyful Sounds of the Season!