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HONORS AND AWARDS:
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| 1999 |
Finalist for the 1999 ABBY Award for Excellence in Cultural Arts
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| 1998 |
Governor Zell Miller issued A Proclamation recognizing the Chorus for "its exemplary service and contributions" over its 50-year history
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| 1998 |
Lewis A. Massey, Secretary of State, Georgia, recognized the Chorus for "50 Years of Outstanding Service"
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| 1998 |
Director Mary Anne Sharp named Outstanding Georgia Citizen
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| 1994,5 |
Nominated for the 1994 and 1995 prestigious ABBY Awards for Community Service
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| 1991-6 |
Since its inception in 1991, opened and hosted every DeKalb International Choral Festival
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| 1989 |
Recipient of the first Community Cultural Arts Award awarded by the DeKalb Council for the Arts
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| 1985 |
Cited by the Georgia State Senate and House of Representatives for outstanding contributions to the State of Georgia
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| 1982 |
Winner of the Silver Medal in the Georgia competition of the Great American Choral Festival
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| 1976 |
Named an official Bicentennial Chorus by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
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| 1971,7 |
Commendations from Presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter for gifts of time and talent to local, national and international communities
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| 1967 |
Cited in the Congressional Record by U.S. Representative Ben Blackburn (DeKalb) for "building bridges of good will to people of other nations"
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONCERT TOURS:
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| 1998 |
Concert tour of Ireland and Scotland which included benefit concerts in Bandon, Dublin, Dalkey, Ayr and Edinburgh to raise over $8,000 for local churches and performances at Trinity College, the American Embassy and for the U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh
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| 1994 |
Concert tour of Italy with performances in Florence, Rome and Venice where the Chorus sang in St. Mark's Cathedral
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| 1989 |
Concert tour of Spain with performances in Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Granada and on the Costa del Sol and a special benefit performance for the King of Spain's patron orphanage
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| 1987 |
Selected to perform with the Mexican National Symphony in the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico in a concert broadcast on live TV to over 40 million people.
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| 1978 |
Participated in the International Music Festival in Spittal, Austria with concerts in Germany and Austria
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| 1968, '58 |
Participated in the Eisteddfod International Music Festival, Llangollen, Wales - in 1968, made concert appearances in Germany and The Netherlands; in 1958, performed at Brussels World's Fair
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NATIONAL PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:
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| 2006 |
Invited participant, Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY – Performed Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Rutter’s Gloria under the direction of John Rutter.
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| 2000 |
Invited participant, Missoula International Choral Festival, Missoula, Montana - The only United States choral group east of the Rockies; debuted William McGlaughlin's Walt Whitman's Dream with 800-voice massed choir of singers from around the world
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| 1988 |
Concert tour of Washington, D.C. with performances in The National Cathedral and the ellipse of the White House
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| 1986 |
Participated in the Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival in Charleston, South Carolina to rave reviews
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Concert tours of cities throughout Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
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Invitational appearances at Disney World and the Knoxville and New Orleans World's Fairs
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GEORGIA COMMUNITY CONCERTS AND BENEFIT PERFORMANCES:
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Two annual concerts for over 50 years presented free of charge to the public (Christmas/Spring)
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September 2000 - Concert at Madison-Morgan County Cultural Center, Madison, Georgia
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Christmas caroling at local (Decatur) retirement homes and hospitals
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Concert appearances with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at Stone Mountain Memorial Park, and on radio and television
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Performances at the Georgia Governor's Mansion, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the Piedmont Arts Festival, Rich's Annual Tree Lighting, and Fidelity National Bank's Tree Lighting in Decatur, Georgia
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Performed for dedication of Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, closing ceremony of the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall event, and dedication of the Stone Mountain Memorial Carving
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Concert tours of Third Army installations including Ft. Bragg, Ft. Jackson, Ft. Stewart, Ft. McClellan, and Ft. Benning; concerts for Armed Forces Day at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Georgia
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Concerts at Emory University, Agnes Scott College, DeKalb College, Spivey Hall (Clayton State College)
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Benefit concerts for the American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, Emory Nurses Abroad Program, Child Kind, etc.
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Christmas concerts for the Georgia Retardation Center at Brook Run, the U.S. Penitentiary, and local retirement and nursing homes
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