[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 33 (Thursday, February 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E271]
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   HONORING THE BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR OF 
                          BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

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                        HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2008

  Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, today, I congratulate an exceptional 
high school choir in my district, the Baltimore City College High 
School Concert Choir of Baltimore, Maryland, which has been chosen to 
perform at New York City's legendary Carnegie Hall on March 10, 2008.
  Baltimore City College High School Concert Choir was selected out of 
dozens of high school choirs across the country for this performance. 
The concert will feature 200 students from four states, and is the 
capstone of Carnegie Hall's yearlong National High School Choral 
Festival. The concert will be conducted by Dr. Craig Jessop, esteemed 
Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, who has been working 
with the choirs and their conductors throughout the year. Apart from 
their world-renowned performances, Carnegie Hall brings innovative 
music education programs to students across the nation. I am delighted 
that these young constituents have been given this opportunity.
  Led by Linda R. Hall, the Baltimore City College High School Concert 
Choir performs repertoire drawn from all periods and musical genres and 
has performed on television, radio, and stages all along the Eastern 
seaboard and in Canada. The choir has shared the stage with the 
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Morgan State University Choir, and 
the Baltimore Choral Arts, and has participated in numerous 
competitions and adjudications at which they have consistently received 
superior ratings and numerous awards. The choir has also traveled 
abroad, performing in Italy, France, and Spain. Choir members adhere to 
the standards of commitment, consistency, conditioning, cooperation, 
communication, character, and confidence.
  I am honored to have one of the four schools in the nation chosen for 
the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival residing in the 
7th Congressional District of Maryland, which I represent. They should 
be proud not only of their musical achievement, but their embodiment of 
the quality musical education the State of Maryland provides. I commend 
these students and their leaders for their success, and wish them the 
best of luck on March 10 when they perform at Carnegie Hall.

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