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LVPA Choir Heads to International Competition
The performing arts high school's touring choir will compete in the World Choir Games, to be held in Cincinnati in July.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts (LVPA), located in Bethlehem, is proud to announce that the school's Touring Choir has been selected to compete in the World Choir Games in July.
The choir has been chosen to compete alongside 20,000 participants from more than 70 countries in this prestigious international competition.
Hosted for the first time in the United States, the city of Cincinnati, OH, will become one continuous choral concert for the first two weeks of July. It is intended to be the largest and most significant international arts event in the city's history.
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"We are very excited for this competition, and we hope to attain a world ranking for our Touring Choir," said David Macbeth, LVPA's director of vocal music.
The choir will be representing LVPA in the Mixed Youth Choir division of the competition.
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The World Choir Games is the signature event of Interkultur, a German organization that specializes in international choral concerts. Inspired by the Olympic ideal, the goal of the World Choir Games is to unite people from all nations through singing in peaceful competition.
"The students have been working very hard. They are ready to compete and I know this will be an outstanding experience and opportunity for all of them." said Macbeth.
