[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9980-S9981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         DETROIT CONCERT CHOIR

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise to honor the Detroit Concert 
Choir for winning top honors as Choir of the World at the Llangollen 
International Musical Eisteddfod in north Wales. The 50-year-old 
festival is considered the ultimate in vocal music competitions, and in 
the past has featured artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Placido

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Domingo. The 70-voice choir competed against 80 choirs representing 40 
countries. The Detroit group won first place for mixed ensemble, 
second-place honors for men's chorus, a third place for men's folk and 
a fourth place for women's ensemble. Their combined score from all the 
competitions earned a spot in the finals. There they represented the 
United States against choirs from Hungary, Denmark and Wales. A seven 
member panel voted the Detroit Concert Choir the best among the 
competitors and awarded them a large bronze trophy and the title of 
Choir of the World. The choir impressed the judges by signing in five 
languages--English, Aruban, Portugese, Russian and Latin. After winning 
the competition, the choir honored the festival and their hosts by 
performing the Welsh national anthem and ``God Save the Queen.'' I know 
my Senate colleagues join me in honoring the extraordinary achievement 
of the Detroit Concert Choir in bringing home top honors at the 
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. The members have made the 
State of Michigan and the entire Nation proud.

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