[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E901]
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       PRAISING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS

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                            HON. BRAD MILLER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2008

  Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
a talented high school choir in my district, Enloe High Sclool Chorus 
of Raleigh, NC, which was chosen to perform at New York City's world-
renowned Carnegie Hall on March 10, 2008.
  The Enloe High School Chorus was selected out of dozens of high 
school choruses from across the country to perform in this concert. The 
event featured 200 students from four States, and was the capstone of 
Carnegie Hall's yearlong National High School Choral Festival. The 
concert was 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. I am thrilled that these Enloe 
High School students have been given such a remarkable opportunity to 
showcase their talent.
  Led by Ann Johnson-Huff, the Enloe High School Singers is made up of 
the Chamber Choir and the Advanced Women's Ensemble, two of the five 
choirs of the William G. Enloe High School Choral Department. The 
Chamber Choir and the Advanced Women's Ensemble study a wide array of 
repertoire and perform at numerous local and national events throughout 
the school year. Past tours included performances at the Olympics in 
Barcelona, the Vatican, Carnegie Hall, the Cathedral of St. John the 
Divine, and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. In 2006, the Chamber 
Choir and Advanced Women's Ensemble were chosen to perform for a 
special event at the North Carolina Music Educators' Association 
Conference. Both ensembles also represented the State of North Carolina 
at the Founding of Jamestown Settlement Celebration in May of 2007, 
featuring guest speakers Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and President 
George W. Bush.
  I am privileged to have in my district one of the four schools in the 
Nation chosen for the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral 
Festival. I commend these students and their leaders for their 
accomplishment.

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