Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra
and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Participating Ensembles:
Choeurs au Diapason (France)
Born in Paris, Annick Deschamps early achieved a first award of flute. She joined the Paris Conservatory, then succeeded in joining the Geneva International Conservatory, where she obtained an award of flute virtuosity and the diplomas of orchestra conducting and lyric singing. In 1997, she participated at the Epidaure Festival (Greece) and sung in Italy and Germany. In 2003, at the Ravel Granados International Contest, she won the First European Lyric Song Award. She created Choeurs au Diapason in 2004 and organized concerts throughout France and several European countries. Deschamps is Choir Master attached to the Marseille Cathedral.
Choeurs au Diapason was set up in June 2004 by Annick Deschamps, musician, Choir director, conductor and professional lyric artist, holder of distinguished french and foreign honors. The Choir gathers 140 singers from the South of France, all of them volunteers. Its repertoire includes sacred songs, classical songs, gospels, movie music and modern songs. The Choir provides its support freely to charities and humanitarian organizations (Lions Club, Rotary Club, Unicef, Order of Malta). Up to now, the Choir has organized concerts in France (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Chartres), Italy (Rome), Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge), Spain (Barcelona), United Kingdom (London), Monaco.
Coral Municipal Zanzalá de Cubatão
Coro de la Comunidad Guatemalteca (Guatemala)
Betty Whitbeck, Heber Morales and Juliana O'Connor are all residents of Guatemala City. Betty and Juliana are originally from the United States and Heber is a native Guatemalan. The three are well-known in Guatemala for their love of music and for the desire to make a positive contribution to the community. They have contributed long hours to the Messiah Concert project in Guatemala – Betty as Executive Producer; Heber as Music Director and Juliana as Choir Coordinator and member of the soprano section of the choir. Now in its eleventh year the Messiah Concert project has donated funds to various educational centers and has become a Christmas season tradition for many families.