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Antietam National Battlefield
Choir to Perform at Antietam

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Date: June 24, 2009
Contact: Antietam Battlefield Staff, 301 432-5124

Antietam National Battlefield announced today that the Alaska Children’s Choir will perform at the Dunker Church on Thursday July, 2nd at 11:00 AM. The concert is free and open to the public.

 

The Alaska Children’s Choir was founded in 1979 and is dedicated to excellence in music education and choral singing, offering some 100 South-central Alaskan children the opportunity to train and perform at some of the highest artistic standards locally, nationally and internationally. Membership ranges in age from 5 to 18 years.

 

The concert at Dunker Church is a part of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Tour titled “Voices of Hope and Peace”; other locations where the choir will perform include Washington DC, Annapolis and Gettysburg.

 

The one hour concert is free and open to the public. For additional information on the Alaska Children’s Choir visit there website at www.alaskachildrenschoir.net.

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Did You Know?
President Abraham Lincoln visited Antietam Battlefield two weeks after the battle and spent four days visiting General George McClellan, touring the battlefield and visiting the wounded of both sides.

Last Updated: June 24, 2009 at 15:32 EST