The Archdiocesan Boy Choir will be in Italy for a nine day pilgrimage in preparation for the New Millennium. The Pilgrimage will include a special performance at the Vatican for His Holiness, Pope John Paul II on June 23, 1999. There will be a media availability prior to the Choir's departure.

Archdiocesan Boy Choir Departure for Rome
Philadelphia International Airport
International Terminal
Terminal A
Monday, June 21, 1999
Performance at 5:15 p.m.
Flight departs at 6:15 p.m.

The Archdiocesan Boy Choir was founded in 1969. The Choir is made up of eighty boys, ages seven through sixteen, from over fifty parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Choir has produced two recordings, Songs of the Cherubim and Christmas Midnight Mass. The Choir is under the direction of Thomas Windfelder..

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Editor's Note: If you would like to attend this event, please contact the Office for Communications at 215-587-3747. To clear up some recent confusion, there is NO connection between the Archdiocesan Boy Choir and the Philadelphia Boys Choir which recently toured Cuba.

Contact
Donna Crilley
Communications Assistant
215-587-3747