Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir
The Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir, directed by Carol Nelson, have just returned from China. You can visit one of the parent’s websites for pictures and a brief narrative from the trip.
Here is an excerpt from an article in the Corvallis Gazette-Times on the trip:
…After the choir’s performance in Xi’an, the site of Chinese unification 2,200 years ago, she was given the key to the city by Sheldon Poon, the head of music celebrations in China.
“I was in a constant state of total awe,” she says, remembering the honor that only five months before had been bestowed upon Jackie Chan, and before that, former president Bill Clinton.
“They were constantly giving us presents, offering me palatial rooms. Every single detail was perfect,” she muses affectionately. “They treated us like royalty.”
