Search for: OUR SEASON ABOUT US TICKETS SUPPORT US HomeAbout UsArtistic Staff Artistic Staff Karen Areheart Ives, Accompanist Karen Areheart Ives is the Director of Music at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Williamsburg. Mrs. Ives holds a Bachelor of Piano Performance from Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio) and her master’s degree from the University of South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.). She also has a degree in vocal performance from Columbia College where she was the faculty staff accompanist. She taught piano in its pre-college program and class piano in the music department. Mrs. Ives accompanied Columbia’s Sandlapper Singers, a semi-professional choral ensemble specializing in American music. She recently moved here from Arden, N.C., where she served Lutheran Church of the Nativity as Cantor. She assists Augsburg Fortress Publishers with music clinic events around the U.S. Mrs. Ives sings with the Williamsburg Choral Guild and the Williamsburg Women’s Chorus. She is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. In This Section About Us Sing With Us Contact Us Interim Artistic Director Artistic Staff Singers Board of Directors In The News MAIN MENU Our Season About Us Tickets Support Us CONNECT Contact Us Sing With Us Find Us on Facebook Make A Donation MAIL LIST Get the latest information about performances and social events. Join Our Email List RESOURCES Member Area Web Admin ©2018 Williamsburg Choral Guild Tickets Support Us Individual & Corporate Contributors Individual Giving Our Volunteers Grantors, Corporate Support, Partners Search for: