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== History == The Singing Angels was founded in 1964 by Bill Boehm who wished to create a program that would bring children together to perform "good" music. Members of The Singing Angels come from 7+ Ohio counties in the greater Cleveland-Akron metropolitan area, USA, and are ambassadors representing the best in Northeast Ohio area musical youth. After the first holiday season, The Singing Angels were in demand all year round and performed at programs including church fund raisers and business conferences in downtown hotels. The Lakeside Summer Art Festival became an annual performance in 1965. The group’s first television special was made for Christmas 1967 at WEWS-TV and repeated in 1968. In 1969, the Angels had their first Command Performance at the White House. That Christmas, Wayne Newton introduced them to the nation on the Kraft Music Hall Special on NBC. The Singing Angels’ first international tour was to Romania in 1974. The first rehearsal hall was in the Statler Hotel, followed by the old downtown Cleveland YMCA. In 1970, the Angels made the Cleveland Fire Training Academy their musical home. Today, they rehearse in the Cleveland Masonic Temple. The Angels have sung in over 30 foreign countries, starting with their first official tour to Romania. Subsequent tours included China in 1983, where the Angels sang at the Great Wall of China. This was in an era when United States visitors were strictly prohibited in the communist country. In July 2000 the Angels were the sole representatives of the United States at the World Fair Expo 2000, held in Hanover, Germany. The Singing Angels' signature song "Let There Be Peace On Earth" was heard in several pavilions hosted by other nations. The Singing Angels have been featured on national and international television, have performed four times at the White House and have appeared in concert with a host of superstars, including Bob Hope, Kenny Rogers, Wayne Newton, Celine Dion, B.J. Thomas, Roberta Flack, Eartha Kitt, Cathy Rigby, the U.S. Army Band, and the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra. Their 1973 single, "Christmas Is Christmas All Over The World", is one of the songs selected for the classic (Yule Log ) Christmas special originally aired by WPIX-TV in New York. 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「The Singing Angels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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