Freedom Song: Young Voices and the Struggle for Civil Rights

Freedom Song: Young Voices and the Struggle for Civil Rights — page 9
the dozens of Chicago area schools served by the choir Others sing in CCC’s neighborhood choirs in Hyde Park Albany Park Beverly Garfield Park Hum boldt Park Lincoln Park Pilsen Little Village and Rogers Park Each year about 100 talented singers participate in the Concert Choir This choir travels and sings on national and international tours In recent years the Chicago Children's Choir has per formed throughout the world from South Africa to Scotland from the Czech Republic to Italy from Rus sia to Japan Under artistic director Josephine Lee the CCC per forms regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orches tra the Joffrey Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago In recent years it has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City Constitution Hall in Washington D C and the Democratic National Convention The choir has performed for President Bill Clinton South African president Nelson Mandela the Dalai Lama Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Queen Noor of Jordan Over the years the children have per formed with or for such varied and distinguished artists as Luciano Pavarotti Sir Georg Solti Harry Belafonte Quincy Jones Willie Pickens Gwendolyn Brooks Roberta Flack Samuel Ramey Bobby McFer rin and Ladysmith Black Mambazo In 2006 the CCC's production of Sita Ram an original musical rendering of the Ramayana the Indian creation epic was nominated for three Jefferson Awards the