The Atlanta Boy Choir - USA
Founded
in 1957 by Fletcher Wolfe, the Atlanta Boy Choir has established its
reputation in the United States and Europe as one of the world’s
finest boy choirs. Now under the baton of David R. White, Artistic
Director and Conductor, the Atlanta Boy Choir continues in its
dedication to performing the great choral masterworks and providing a
professional atmosphere focused on the educational and cultural
development of each choir member.
The Atlanta Boy Choir has
performed in many of the world’s great cathedrals and concert
halls. Over five thousand boys representing various economic, ethnic,
and religious backgrounds have gained cultural and educational
enrichment by preparing and presenting great music to audiences across
North America and Europe. The choir has appeared before presidents,
popes, foreign dignitaries, crowned heads of state, and U.S. soldiers,
and has served both Atlanta and the United State as a cultural
ambassador throughout Europe, Russia, Canada, and Mexico.
The
choir’s diversity of members is equally matched by its broad
repertoire ranging from the early liturgical composers such as
Palestrina and Monteverdi to contemporary masterworks by Britten and
Penderecki. The Atlanta Boy Choir won a Grammy Award in 1989 for its
performance of Britten’s War Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra and the late Robert Shaw. The choir has also commissioned
numerous original works, and has been featured on television, radio,
and in solos and backups on recordings.
David R. White is their current director
