YORK COUNTY HONORS CHOIR

FORMED IN 1998 AS PART OF THE YORK COUNTY 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, THE YORK COUNTY HONORS CHOIR PERFORMS IN HANOVER FOR THE FIRST TIME TO OPEN THE SHOW "A FOUNDING OF A NATION." THE CHOIR WILL BE SINGING "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER," "ONE WORLD" AND "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL."

THE MEMBERS OF THE HONORS CHOIR, SELECTED BY THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL DIRECTORS, VOICE TEACHERS AND CHURCH CHOIR DIRECTORS, HAVE SUNG FOR FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH, GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM RIDGE, AND HAVE PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE HONORS CHOIR IS TO CELEBRATE THE RICH DIVERSITY OF YORK COUNTY AND BRING ITS CITIZENS TOGETHER IN THEIR COMMON PURSUIT; TO PROMOTE YORK CITY AND YORK COUNTY AT HOME AND IN TRAVEL; TO PROVIDE POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH; AND TO SERVE AS A NONCOMPETITIVE VENUE FOR STUDENTS REPRESENTING THE MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT YORK COUNTY.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CHOIR DIRECTOR RANDY YODER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MICHAL BUCHANAN, COORDINATOR LESLEE YODER, AND ADVISORS JUDY SIMPSON AND MARTY HODGES FOR MAKING THIS PERFORMANCE POSSIBLE.

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