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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Dr. Kenny Sheppard has been a driving force behind Southwestern University’s Music
Department for the last 44 years, starting at Southwestern in 1974. As a Professor of Music at Southwestern,
he conducted the University Chorale and the Southwestern Singers and taught thousands of students,
including numerous music educators and conductors; and
WHEREAS, under his leadership, the Southwestern University Choral has performed at Carnegie
Hall, the Orchestra of Santa Fe Bach Festival, the Austin Symphony, Big Spring Symphony, Fort Worth
Symphony, Temple Symphony, Austin Civic Orchestra, and the Air Force Band. Internationally, Dr.
Sheppard has led the Southwestern University Chorale in performances in China, Italy and Paris; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Kenny Sheppard was awarded the Texas Choral Directors Association’s top honor in
July 2016, the Texas Choir Master Award which has only been received by sixteen conductors since 1978; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Kenny Sheppard created the Central Texas Chorale which became the San Gabriel
Chorale in 1988, with a majority of its members being Georgetown residents. He conducted the chorus until
1998. For many residents of Georgetown the chorus has been a weekly home to create and sing at the highest
levels. The San Gabriel Chorale has created a significant impact on the arts in Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, since the 2005 creation of the Georgetown Festival of the Arts, Dr. Sheppard has led the
Festival Chorus and Orchestra.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim February 3, 2018 as
DR. KENNY SHEPPARD DAY
In Georgetown, Texas