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The Atlanta Boy Choir is a renowned choral group for boys and men in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1959 by Fletcher Wolfe. In this half a century, the choir has become an ambassador internationally, performing across North America and Europe in many of the most renowned concert halls and cathedrals in the world. The choir has sung for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican City five times. In 2005, the choir marked its Carnegie Hall debut under David White. In 2006, the choir returned to Italy where it performed for Pope Benedict XVI in the Sistine Chapel of St. Peter's Basilica. In 2009, the choir sang at Vienna's Musikverein during the International Haydn Festival commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Austrian composer, Joseph Haydn. Other notable places where the choir has performed include St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the White House in Washington, DC, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the Great Hall of the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg, and Westminster Abbey in London. ==History== In 1946, the Atlanta Boys Choir was founded as part of the music program for the Atlanta City School System in 1946. That early boy choir gave annual concerts locally and was composed of boys with unchanged voices. In 1953, another boy choir, known as the Atlanta Boy Choir was founded by George Crawford. That choir met at a local church. When Mr. Crawford relocated to Alabama, parents of the members of that early choir formed a new choir and chose Fletcher Wolfe as the founding director. That choir was incorporated as the Atlanta Boy Choir, Inc., in November 1959. Fletcher Wolfe continued to conduct the choir until the fall of 2001 when he retired and David White was hired to replace him. In the summer of 2009, there was a division in the choir when the board of directors dismissed Mr. White.〔http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-music/conductors-firing-sparks-rift-112644.html〕 While the board mentioned artistic differences, David White wanted to audition the choir for the reality TV talent show, ''America's Got Talent''. the majority of the reasons given were financial. Mr. White and a large group of parents who supported him formed a new organization called the Georgia Boy Choir. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atlanta Boy Choir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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