![]() The one-week tour also took the girls to the medieval villages of Avila, Segovia and Toledo to perform in the exquisite Cathedrals there. In March 2010, the Girl Choir traveled to Madrid, Spain to perform in the national Almudena Cathedral. George’s Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, and in a joint concert with the Southend Girls Choir in Southend-on-Sea. In March 2014, the Amarillo Girl Concert Choir ventured for the third time internationally traveling to England performing at London’s St. The Amarillo Boy Choir has also had the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City under the direction of noted composer, Bob Chilcott. John the Divine Cathedral in New York City, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the state capitol of Oklahoma, a Netherlands television documentary, and by special invitation for the Texas Music Educators Association’s annual convention in San Antonio, the Southwest American Choral Directors Association Convention in Little Rock, Arkansas, twice for the American Choral Directors Association Leadership Conference, and for the American Choral Directors Association National Convention in Miami, Florida. Other awards for the Amarillo Boy Choir include Outstanding in Class for the Cavalcade Showcase of Music Festival in 2014, Grand Champion Choir in the Winter Park Ski-Music Festival in 2010, Grand Champion Choir in the Spring in the Park Music Festival in 2008, Best in Class all male choir in the Winter Park Ski-Music Festival in 2002, the Men’s Chorus Grand Championship Award from the San Antonio American Classics Bluebonnet Festival in 1998 as well as the Men’s Chorus Grand Championship Award from the 13 week national Orlando Musicfest competition in 1997. The Amarillo Boy Choir’s performance level has been such that the Concert Choir has been awarded the distinction of “Outstanding Choir” for seventeen years at the Greater Southwest Music Festival. The Amarillo Boy Choir was the first American boy choir to accept an invitation to perform at the Vienna Boy Choir School as well as tour its facilities. In the spring of 2001, the Amarillo Boy Choir traveled to Germany and Austria performing for and with the world-renown Vienna Boy Choir. Agnes, Westcliffe School for Boys, and in a joint concert with the Southend Boys Choir in Southend-on-Sea, UK. While on tour the Boy Choir performed at the Canterbury Cathedral, Church of St. This one-week tour also took the boys to the medieval village of Orvieto to perform at the Cathedral there and to the ruins of Pompeii.In March 2005, the Amarillo Boy Concert Choir traveled to London, England. In March 2009, the Amarillo Boy Choir traveled to Rome, Italy to perform in the Saint John in Lateran Cathedral and at St. ![]() In March 2013, the Amarillo Boy Concert Choir traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii where the choir gave a moving performance at Pearl Harbor as well as performed at the Kawaiaho Church for descendants of Hawaiian royalty. During its history, the Amarillo Boy Concert Choir has performed with the Vienna Boy Choir, Austria’s Wiltener Boy Choir, England’s Southend Boys Choir, the American Boy Choir, the Texas Boys Choir, Tucson Arizona Boy Chorus, the Albuquerque Boy Choir, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, Amarillo Opera, Amarillo Little Theatre, Amarillo Master Chorale, Chamber Music Amarillo, and West Texas A&M University Orchestra.
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