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Office of Communications |
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Office of Communications |
September 29, 2008 |
Contact: Amy Batheja Communications Specialist Office: (817) 531-7521 abatheja@txwes.edu |
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MUSIC PROFESSOR HITS TOP 10 IN BILLBOARD CLASSICAL ALBUMS Julie McCoy, associate professor of music, is a member of Conspirare, a dynamic ensemble of professional singers from around the country led by renowned conductor Craig Hella Johnson. Its recent CD recording of British composer Tarik O'Regan's "Threshold of Night" has just hit No. 10 on Billboard's Sept. 27, 2008, listing of Top Classical Albums. Formed in Austin in 1991 as The New Texas Festival, Conspirare began as an annual spring festival, and moved to a year round concert season in 1999. Today, Conspirare is set apart as one of a handful of professional choruses around the country bringing world-class performances to its listeners. On the web:
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