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CCGD Awarded Stanford 
Financial Excellence in the Arts Award

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Mid-Size Budget Organization: Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas received a $15,000 unrestricted grant from Stanford Financial. The other finalist in this category was Junior Players.
L to R: Maria Munoz-Blanco; Emily Ko, Children-s Chorus Administrative Director; Terry Harley, Children-s Chorus Executive Director; Judy Pollock; Bob Hogue
L to R: Maria Munoz-Blanco; Emily Ko, Children’s Chorus Administrative Director; Terry Harley, Children’s Chorus Executive Director; Judy Pollock; Bob Hogue

They're Singing Our Praises

CCGD singers:

“I learned how much music can touch someone’s life.”

“The part that I’ll always remember about CCGD is the feeling that I was important,
that my voice meant something.”

“To me, the Chorus is more than just a choir I sing in–it is a part of my life.
You have touched me deeply…”

CCGD parents:

“I sat thrilled by what I heard and the joy this music brought to my daughter.
  I cannot tell you how much she has grown since becoming a CCGD member.”

“These children are transported into a world of music, singing and art.
They joyfully carried us along, into a new territory, into a higher realm.”

CCGD audiences:

“You calmed my anger…I loved the peaceful singing.”
    – A child after hearing our outreach concert.

“The concert was far beyond anything I could have imagined–the entire evening left me      in awe…”
-An adult specializing in children's programming

Music professionals:

“CCGD proved themselves, yet again, to be one of the city’s greatest cultural assets.”
    – Andrew Litton, former Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music Director

“We were particularly impressed by not only their singing but also by their exceptionally fine behavior and discipline. We could not expect more from seasoned professionals.”
    – Charles Ticho, professional concert producer

“They are the leaders in our massed choir rehearsals.”
    – Bob Chilcott, guest conductor at the Niagara International Music Festival