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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

In addition to traveling within the state and region, the Inspirational Singers have also had the opportunity to travel internationally.

During Spring Break 2007, the singers took a performance tour of Beijing, China under the invitation of the National Association of African American Studies Conference. The organization’s Director, Dr. Lemuel Berry, has made over 40 trips to China during the last ten years taking academicians and arranging for ensembles to perform in some of the strategic venues in China. American pop-music and, in particular, American Gospel music are two of the most listened-to styles of music on the Asian continent.

The singers were well received in Beijing and the venues included performances at both Beijing Union University and the famous Beijing Concert Hall. Local sight-seeing tours took the singers to the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Ming Tombs, and the Temple of Heaven. There was an abundance of shopping opportunities in Beijing of which the singers gladly took full advantage.

A second international tour to South America is planned for Spring Break 2009!