[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E896]
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                         HONORING LINDA R. HALL

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2007

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
Linda R. Hall, in celebration of her 20th anniversary with the 
Baltimore City College High School Choir.
  Linda Hall, a native of Baltimore, MD, has taught music education in 
the Baltimore Public School System since 1976. She assumed the position 
of choral director at the Baltimore City College High School in 
Baltimore in 1987. She is the artistic director for the school's four 
choirs: the Mixed Chorus, the Concert Choir, the Singing/Swingin' 
Knights, and the Knights and Daze Show Choir.
  Under Ms. Hall's direction, the City College choirs have delighted 
audiences throughout Europe: in Verona, Italy at the International 
Choral Music Days Festival, the United Nations Climate Change 
Conference in Milan, Italy, as well as other performances in Rome, 
Spain, and France. The choirs perform extensively along the eastern 
seaboard of the United States, competing and performing in numerous 
festivals. The choirs have consistently won superior ratings, awards 
and trophies for their performances. Early in 2007, the choirs were 
used in the promotional package and on the Web site for the Disney 
Honors Program.
  Among the many awards Ms. Hall has received are the Shenandoah 
University Alumnae of Excellence Award, the Excellence Merit 
Achievement Initiative for Maryland's Minority Students Award, the 
Baltimore City Council's Teacher of the Year Award, and the Outstanding 
Teacher Award from Baltimore City College. Her greatest reward she 
says, ``comes from working with students who have a passion for singing 
and a talent waiting to be developed.''
  Linda Hall has served as minister of music and guest conductor for 
many churches and choirs including the Baltimore County Honors Choir, 
the Prince Georges County Honors Choir, and in the summer of 2005, the 
American Choral Directors Association Voices United Summer Conference 
Festival Chorus.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor Ms. Linda 
R. Hall. She is an outstanding and dedicated member of the faculty at 
Baltimore City College High School She has shown a unique and committed 
work ethic in teaching young people in choral arts education for over 
30 years. It is with great pride that I congratulate Linda Hall on her 
20th Anniversary as Choral Director at Baltimore City College High 
School.

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