ProMusica Arizona Chorale & Orchestra Chosen for Voice of America Feature

Thanks to an invitation from Voice of America, an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government, the harmonious sounds of Anthem's ProMusica Arizona Chorale & Orchestra has reached an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people.

The all-volunteer nonprofit organization was featured last month in Ted Landphair's "Only in America" segment, which is available at http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/only_in_america.cfm.

"In a lot of ways, not only is ProMusica an ambassador for the North Valley, we're an ambassador for Phoenix to the world now," said President Connie Campbell Henry.

With many schools and churches cutting back on music programming, ProMusica Arizona offers vocalists and musicians an outlet for sharing their talents. Since starting in 2003 with 17 singers from the Anthem area, the group has grown to include more than 110 performers of all ages from throughout the North Valley and even as far away as Flagstaff.

"We're trying to bridge through music people from urban, suburban and rural cultures," Campbell Henry added.

This focus on diversity resulted in ProMusica Arizona recently being recognized by Chorus America for bringing people together through music.

Led by artistic director Kevin Kozacek, the chorale and orchestra are supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts. ProMusica Arizona volunteers log up to 16,000 hours each year to keep the operation running.

For More Information Contact:
ProMusica Arizona Chorale & Orchestra
2424 W Anthem Way, Ste 118
Tel: 623-551-8327
Internet: info@promusicaaz.org