[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 34535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO KANSAS CITY CHORALE

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                           HON. DENNIS MOORE

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2007

  Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Kansas 
City Chorale, which was recently recognized with four Grammy 
nominations, including best classical album, best choral performance, 
best engineered classical album, and best surround-sound album. The 
producer was also nominated for a fifth Grammy, for classical producer 
of the year.
  The Kansas City Chorale is a professional vocal ensemble that is been 
a strong part of Kansas City's vibrant arts community for 25 years. 
Despite the fact that many of them have other full-time jobs, the 
members of the Chorale work year-round on their craft and are dedicated 
to sharing their beautiful music with the entire community. Among its 
members is tenor Paul Davidson, who served on my staff as constituent 
services aide for veterans and military affairs for 5 years--from 1999, 
my first year in office, until 2004.
  The Kansas City Chorale works under the direction of founder Charles 
Bruffy. The Kansas City Chorale and the Phoenix Back Choir perform 
together on the nominated albums, ``Eternal Rest'' and ``Grechaniov: 
Passion Week.''
  Congratulations to the Kansas City Chorale on this well-deserved 
honor and thank you for sharing your music with us.

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