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sionals,'Weary says. was so proud."
Finally, 38 Ingram students, accompanied by 17 adults, climbed on a Manhattan-bound charter bus for the final
phase of their operatic adventure. They
stayed in the city for four nights and five
days, three of which were taken up by
rehearsals. The students were just one
part ofa 425-piece choir, including people of all ages from three countries, but
"the
first time they
Weary recalls that
sang together, it sounded like thev had
been singing together their entire Lives."
The group did find time to visit
some famous New York sights, but
trumping all that was the experience of
performing on the Carnegie stagewhich none ofthe students had seen be"It
fore.
was just arnazing," Weary says,
"an
Mac Randall
incredible success."
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