83R13129 NEB-D

By: Zedler H.R. No. 721

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The Reflections Concert Choir is performing at the State Capitol in Austin on March 9, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Founded in 1997 as the Reflections Home School Choir with 11 members from Tarrant County and the surrounding area, the program has grown over the years to include choirs for small children, preteens, teenagers, and adults; and

WHEREAS, The Reflections Concert Choir shares a message of faith with its musical choices, emphasizing religious themes with seasonally appropriate selections, and it performs patriotic works as well; the choir appears regularly at churches, banquets, retirement homes, and other venues in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and has performed at two Republican State Conventions, the Old Post Office Pavilion and the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and a number of military bases in different states; members sing at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery on Memorial Day and Veterans Day and with the Irving Symphonic Band at its annual Christmas concert; and

WHEREAS, Ably led by choir director Craig Armstrong, the choir has previously sung at the State Capitol and has also toured the country nine times and recorded seven CDs; and

WHEREAS, The Reflections Concert Choir has been delighting and inspiring audiences for more than a decade and a half, and it is indeed a pleasure to welcome its gifted and hardworking members to Austin; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize the Reflections Concert Choir on the occasion of its performance at the State Capitol on March 9, 2013, and extend to the members and director of the choir sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the choir as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.