[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E903-E904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE BUFFALO CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY FOR ITS OUTSTANDING 
                  COMMITMENT TO THE BUFFALO COMMUNITY

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 2015

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to recognize and 
honor the Buffalo Choral Arts Society for its work in the Buffalo

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community. The Society has immeasurably enriched the lives of many in 
the Western New York area through its song and commitment to the arts.
   Founded 50 years ago in 1966 by Robert F. Schulz, the Society has 
expanded to include a diverse group of over 100 singers drawn from 
within the Buffalo community. Led by conductor Marcia A. Giambrone who 
enters her 27th season with the choir, the Buffalo Choral Arts Society 
sings a full schedule of concerts throughout the year breathing life 
into music as diverse as Bach, pop and Broadway for the enjoyment of 
its audience.
   As ambassadors of Buffalo and Western New York as well as the United 
States of America as a whole, the Buffalo Choral Arts Society has 
travelled widely throughout both the nation and the world. Domestically 
they have performed in such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall, the 
National Cathedral and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts as well as in local Buffalo treasures such as the Historic Riviera 
Theatre.
   Whilst abroad, the Society has had the honor of performing as part 
of the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion at the American Cemetery 
and Memorial in Normandy, as well as having toured throughout Europe 
and Canada, participating in important cultural exchange while 
showcasing the American choral tradition to a wide international 
audience.
   Voted ``Best Vocal Ensemble'' in each of the last four years in the 
Artvoice Best of Buffalo contest, the Buffalo Choral Arts Society 
continues to strive for excellence and to bring its sound to a wider 
audience. It will travel to New York City in early July to perform a 
series of concerts over the Independence Day weekend there.
   Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a few moments to honor and 
recognize the Buffalo Choral Arts Society. I ask that my colleagues 
join me in congratulating the Buffalo Choral Arts Society on an 
accomplished history of choral music, and to commend it for the 
exemplary work it has done to enrich the communities of Western New 
York.

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