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Welcome Statement

Atlanta’s International Youth Chorus offers 125 youths, age 6 to 18, from diverse racial, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to develop teamwork, tolerance, and mutual respect as they strive for musical excellence. Believing that music is a barrier-breaker and a powerful medium of self-expression, HARMONY sings messages of peace, justice, hope, reconciliation and unity in 35 languages. HARMONY embraces the belief that training culturally diverse children to perform together benefits the quality of life in our communities and in our world.

Founded by Dr. Elizabeth Kimble in a pilot summer camp program in the heart of downtown Atlanta, HARMONY kicked off its first annual concert series in the fall of 1993. Joyce Ketchie Carr has served as music director since 1996 conducting HARMONY performances for some of the finest musical and community service organizations in and beyond Atlanta. These included HARMONY performing with the National Children’s Choir at Carnegie Hall, at Symphony Hall for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jimmy Carter, at four UNICEF Benefit Galas, before Desmond Tutu at a benefit for Africa’s Children’s Fund and at the Piccolo Spoleto International Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.