Charles Manning: Keyboard Artist
Keyboard Artist Charles Manning earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Mr. Manning is in his Seventh year as Choir Accompanist at Lawrence Central High School.
As both pianist and organist, Mr. Manning has appeared as soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony, the Missouri Symphony, the Indiana Wind Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphonic Band, the Bloomington Pops Orchestra, the Butler University Orchestra, and the St. Luke’s Orchestra. He is also Organist at Beth-El Zedeck synagogue in Indianapolis. He serves as a collaborating artist for recitals, master classes, and auditions, and is frequently employed by area recording studios. Mr. Manning plays in the orchestra for numerous national Broadway touring productions when they come to Indianapolis, as well as other cities around the Midwest.
Mr. Manning has recorded a solo organ CD, For All the Saints, which consists of his own arrangements of well-known hymn tunes. He can also be heard as soloist on several Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra recordings. Other memorable musical moments include having once served as the rehearsal accompanist for the late renowned opera star Luciano Pavarotti, and having appeared in a nationally broadcast television commercial for Wheaton Worldwide Moving Systems and the Steinway Piano Company. Mr. Manning also has a Youtube Channel “Piano Pizzazz”. When not playing music, Mr. Manning enjoys world travel, and studying astronomy, cosmology, and philosophy. He and his wife, clarinetist Zoë Manning, have two adult sons, Jonathan and Christopher.
Tangela Guidry: Director of Dance
Tangela Guidry attended Manual High School, where she was captain of the flags and majorettes. She then moved onto Indiana University-Bloomington where she studied Veterinary Medicine and danced with the Indiana University African American Dance Company. Tangela worked as a Veterinarian Technician for 10 years before starting her own dance company, The Tan-Za-Mania Dance Company. She taught dance at Winding Ridge Elementary school for six years and has been at LC since 2018.