For Girls Only; Texas Group Denies Boy's Bid to Sing Soprano in All- State Choir

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › July 13, 2005

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BEDFORD, Texas - Singing soprano is for girls only in Texas' elite All-State Choir, eliminating a 17-year-old boy's chance to audition for a statewide honor and raising questions about gender discrimination.

The Texas Music Educators Association on June 15 denied a request from Mikhael Rawls to audition this fall as a soprano, a part traditionally sung by girls.

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For Girls Only; Texas Group Denies Boy's Bid to Sing Soprano in All- State Choir

Rawls sings countertenor, a little known male voice part that has surged in popularity in classical and operatic circles. He can sing an octave and a h...

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