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The Texas Boys Choir is a choir based in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1946 by George Bragg to provide any boy, regardless of socio-economic or ethnic background a structured environment for the development of a world-class performing choir of boys. Essential to this development is the artistic training in an accredited academic institution; experienced teachers instill the qualities of self-discipline, self-confidence, decorum, patriotism, and leadership. For the past 60 years, the choir has been a publicly supported 501(c)3 professional organization and educational institution dedicated to fostering the talents of gifted young men. The choir performs locally, nationally and internationally, both for fees and for community service purposes. Various music and performing arts companies and corporations as well as individual donors sponsor the Texas Boys Choir. Brian Stratton was the current Artistic Director of the Texas Boys Choir, resigning in July 2007. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2400x2214, 2028 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
A nonprofit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ...
Awards
In 2004, the Texas Boys Choir won the gold medal (page 4) in Young Boys’ Choirs at the International Choir Olympics, which were held in Bremen, Germany. Bremen, see Bremen (disambiguation). ...
The choir won two Grammy Awards for Best Choral Performance[1]:
- Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera), 1968[2] The Glory of Gabrieli, Vittorio Negri conducting Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir; George Bragg directing Edward Tarr Ensemble with E. Power Biggs
- Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera), 1966[3] Ives, Music for Chorus, Gregg Smith conducting Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers and Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting Texas Boys Choir
On November 22 1963 the choir performed for John F Kennedy at the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth. JFK was assasinated later that day.
Published Albums The choir has published many albums, both on record and compact disc. CDs published include: - At Home in the Great Hall (1989)
- Christmas in the Great Hall (1993)
- Fonologee (1995)
- Of Bells and Angels (1996)
- Montage (1998)
- Noel: Live from the Great Hall (1998)
- One World (2003)
- Hodie Cantamus (2004)
Featured album appearances - Once Upon a Christmas: The Original Story
References
See also The Singing Girls of Texas The Singing Girls of Texas is a choir based at Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts in Texas, United States. ...
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