Full Text of HR0806 97th General Assembly
HR0806 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the alumni and | 4 | | current members of the Morehouse College Glee Club on the | 5 | | centennial concert of the Glee Club, to be held March 6, 2012 | 6 | | at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Morehouse College Glee Club was founded in | 8 | | 1911 and is internationally acclaimed for its rich tradition of | 9 | | performing a diverse repertoire, including standard classical | 10 | | choral literature, music of African-American composers, and | 11 | | heritage music, such as spirituals, work songs, and African | 12 | | selections; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The membership of the Glee Club is comprised of | 14 | | students throughout the United States and abroad; many study | 15 | | music, but there are also students representing other majors | 16 | | and academic departments of the college; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Glee Club has toured around the world, | 18 | | including Russia, Poland, South Africa, and the Bahamas; they | 19 | | have performed at Super Bowl XXVIII, the 1996 Olympics, and at | 20 | | the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King Monument in | 21 | | Washington, D.C.; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Morehouse College Glee Club is recognized as | 2 | | the oldest all male glee club in the United States; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, During its history, it has had only 3 directors; | 4 | | each successor director was a student of the previous director, | 5 | | beginning with Glee Club founder Kemper Harreld, succeeded by | 6 | | Wendell Phillips Whalum Sr., and continuing with current | 7 | | director David E. Morrow; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate the alumni and current members of the Morehouse | 11 | | College Glee Club on the centennial concert and wish them | 12 | | continued success in the future; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Morehouse College Glee Club Director David E. | 15 | | Morrow as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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