World Champions Voices of Unity Press Conference (full)

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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR FORT WAYNE YOUTH CHOIR Fort Wayne's Own World Champion Voices of Unity Youth Choir Returns to The World Choir Games to Defend their World Grand Champion Status The 7th World Choir Games 2012 comes to America for the first time! 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati, OH -- July 4-14, 2012 Unity Performing Arts Foundation ("Unity"), in conjunction with the Fort Wayne Defending the Gold Campaign Task Force, has scheduled a press conference on the above-referenced date, time and location, to publicly announce that the World Champion Voices of Unity Youth Choir, under the direction of Marshall White, will be returning to the World Choir Games this year to defend their World Grand Champion status in the Gospel Music Category and their gold medal in the Popular Music Category. The World Choir Games is the largest choral competition in the world and has become known as the "Choir Olympics." Over 350 choirs from more than 50 countries will be represented in this prestigious choral event in Cincinnati (Ohio), USA. For the first time, the World Choir Games will take place in the United States. From July 4 - 14, choirs from all over the world will gather at the 7th World Choir Games (WCG) in Cincinnati to contribute their voices to international understanding and peace among nations. The March 20 news conference will include Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and several dignitaries from the community and around the state. Moreover, introductions will be made at the press conference relating to key leadership for the Defending the Gold Campaign. The first major donor, Chuck Surack of Sweetwater Sound, will present a check. The press conference will address the impact of the Defending the Gold Campaign on the local, regional, and national levels, and explain how members of the community may get involved and make this a citywide community effort. More About The World Choir Games: The idea to create an event like the World Choir Games is based on the Olympic ideals, which aim to peacefully unify singing people and nations connected by song in a fair competition. The idea should inspire people to experience the strength of interaction which is able to challenge personality and community equally through the power of singing together. No matter on which artistic level one is working -- whether singing for pleasure or reaching for artistic stars. The World Choir Games are an international choir festival taking place every two years on different continents. This idea of the World Choir Games is carried out through the personal experience of millions of people throughout the whole world who sing in choirs daily and internalize and pass on human ideals through song. The idea is instrumental in helping people overcome conflicts and offering, through their social interaction, an example for life. In the future, choirs from all over the world will come together regularly to the World Choir Games, in order to contribute to understanding and peace among nations. All participants celebrate this amazing festival of music, as music is the common language of the world! Together you are going to celebrate a great festival of music, song and joie de vivre and Cincinnati will be a prestigious host city for the 7th World Choir Games. Participating in The Games will inspire and encourage international interaction that can forge lifelong friendships and the cultural understanding of many nations.