Historical Highlights from the 2000s

2000 – The Chorus is given the prestigious title, American Anchor Choir for AmericaFest 2000.

2001 – The Touring Chorus goes on the Orient Odyssey Tour, traveling to Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, and Hawaii.

2001 – Featured choir at the 5th biennial BoyChoir & Young Men’s Singing Festival in Salem, Oregon.

2002 – The Chorus participates as a featured choir at the international singing festival, AmericaFest, and the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music, both held in Minneapolis

2002 – The Chorus hosts the 12th International Children's Choir Festival, with choirs from Venezuela, Mexico, Finland, China and the United States participating.

2003 – More than half of the Touring Chorus is selected to participate in the National Honor Choir of Men and Boys at their annual convention in New York City. The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus had the largest contingent of choristers from any single choir in the nation

2004 – For the first time in its 64-year history, the Chorus travels to the African continent, performing more than 20 major concerts during their 32 day visit to cities throughout South Africa.

2005 – Beloved Chorus friend and Touring mom, Clara Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was affectionately known as “Ma” Montgomery to the hundreds of boys who were in the Chorus during her nearly two decades as Touring mom. Click here for more. Chorus travels to California, Florida and Mexico.

2006 Travels included a special trip to North Carolina to sing in the North Carolina Music Educators Conference with follow up tours to Alamos, Sonora Mexico to participate in the Festival Tirado Ortiz and a visit to the Rocky Mountain States.

2007 The Chorus travels to Texas; Seoul, South Korea and Hong Kong, China.

2008The first leg of a three part tour was to the East Coast with the second leg continuing to Alamty, Kazakhstan for a cultural exchange with the Isker Boys Choir. After a brief stop in Moscow, the Touring Chorus met up with the Young Men's Ensemble where they together participated for the final leg of the tour in the 2nd International Boy's amd Men's Choral Festival in the Czech Republic.