Cincinnati, OH will be the first American city to host the bi-annual World Choir Games in 2012. The announcement took place on Thursday on Fountain Square.
What an honor for Cincinnati!
(See all the photos here.)
Appropriately, opening the festivities was the Cincinnati Children's Choir.
President of Interkultur, Gunter Titsch, being interviewed by Cincinnati's Channel 5 news.
Cincinnati Opera represented at the press conference. What a voice!
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra represented at the presser. The violinist plays a mean banjo, which, he told me, he taught himself.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins, a resident of Cincinnati.
Bootsy signs autographs
Girls choir/ensemble from Cincinnati's School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Dan Lincoln, President and CEO of CincinnatiUSA CVB, Gunter Titsch, President of Interkulter, and Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory.
Mr. and Mrs. Bootsy Collins listen to the choir.
Hamilton County Commission David Pepper
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and First Lady of Ohio Frances Strickland
Mayor Mallory presents a proclamation to Interkultur
Cincinnati's very own Kolping Sangorchor
Pops conductor extraordinaire and the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
What a great turnout!
The First Lady of Ohio and Who Dey cuttin' the rug
Venus Kent of the CincinnatiUSA CVB played an important role in securing the World Choir Games 2012 for Cincinnati. Kudos to Venus!
Gunter Titsch and Dan Lincoln
World Choir Games 2012 Press Conference
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