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Video: Morgan State choir serves as ambassador of world-class music

Video: Morgan State choir serves as ambassador of world-class music
WEBVTT THEY ARE JUST THAT GOOD.IF THERE IS AN AMBASSADOR OFWORLD-CLASS CHORAL MUSIC, IT ISTHIS MAN.DR. ERIC CONWAY, THE OFTENSMILING, ALWAYS ESTEEMEDDIRECTOR OF THE MORGAN STATEUNIVERSITY CHOIR>> EVERY TIME WE PERFORM WEREPRESENT MORGAN ANDINTERNATIONALLY AMERICA.WE HAVE TO BE THE BEST WEEK CANBE ALL THE TIME.DEBORAH AT AGE 53, DR. CONWAY,: HAS LED THE CHOIR SINCE 2004,BELIEVING YOU CAN PEEK INTOSOMEONE'S SOUL WHEN THEY SIN>> HE HAS A VISION.HE PUSHES US TO SOUND THAT WAY.>> I TELL MY CHOIR MEMBERS LEAVEALL YOUR CARES BEHIND.YOU ARE COMING TO MY REHEARSALTO MAKE YOUR FULL MUSIC AND THATIS ALL THAT MATTERS.DEBORAH: ERIC CONWAY GREW UP INTHE ASHBURTON AREA OF BALTIMORE,THE OLDEST OF TWO BOYS, THE SONOF A SCHOOL TEACHER AND A BUSDRIVER WHO ENCOURAGED THEIR BOYSTO BE THEIR BEST.WHILE MUSIC IS CLEARLY HIS FIRSTLOVE, IT ACTUALLY FOLLOWED ASMALL STINT AS A CPA.>> IT WAS ALL ABOUT THEWATERLINE LINE AND MUSIC ISINHERENTLY SO JOYFUL.DEBORAH: AND IT HAS TAKEN HIMAND THE CHOIR ALL OVER THEWORLD.SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY, CHINA ANDONE OF HIS PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS,THE WHITE HOUSE.>> I SPEAK WITH OTHER CHORALDIRECTORS AND THEY SAY, HOW YOUGETTING THESE GIGS?DEBORAH IT'S BELIEVED THE CHOIR: HAS PERFORMED WITH MORE MAJORAMERICAN ORCHESTRAS THAN ANYOTHER UNIVERSITY CHOIR.>> THAT POSITIVE FEEDBACK IRECEIVED, IT ONES MY HEART.AND I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT.DEBORAH AND SO IS THIS FORMER: ACCOUNTANT, WHO THESE DAYS,COUNTS ONLY HOW LUCKY HE FEELS.>> THEY SAY IF YOU LOVE WHATYOUR DOING, YOU NEVER WORK A DAYIN YOUR LIFE AND I LOVE WHAT IM-- WHAT I AM DOING.DEBORAH: THIS SUMMER THE MORGANSTATE CHOIR TRAVELS TO SPAIN ANDPORTUGAL.AND IF YOU NEED ANOTHER ALTO,I'M RIGHT HERE.
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Video: Morgan State choir serves as ambassador of world-class music
If there is an ambassador of world-class choral music, it's the Morgan State University choir and its often smiling and always esteemed director, Dr. Eric Conway. This weekend, the renowned Morgan State choir will perform with the National Symphony Orchestra and jazz great Wynton Marsalis. It's just another major performance for the choir's busy international calendar.

If there is an ambassador of world-class choral music, it's the Morgan State University choir and its often smiling and always esteemed director, Dr. Eric Conway. This weekend, the renowned Morgan State choir will perform with the National Symphony Orchestra and jazz great Wynton Marsalis. It's just another major performance for the choir's busy international calendar.

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