Extensions of Remarks E933 HON. JAMES P. MORAN HON. AL GREEN
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May 23, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E933 the direction of Dr. William Gray, professor of the Night Visitors. Georgina graduated from TRIBUTE TO MS. CHRISTINE L. chorale conducting, who was instrumental in John Adams High School where she was a GALLO Zach’s participation in the Lafayette & Carmel member of the 1999 State Champion Mock Bach Chorale. The Jacobs School of Music at Trial Team. During high school she was a HON. JAMES P. MORAN IU continued to foster and enrich his gift of member of the IUSB Philharmonic and the OF VIRGINIA music. Numerous teachers, professors, and South Bend Chamber Singers, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ministers had a positive influence on Zach Tuesday, May 23, 2006 throughout his life. While in Bloomington, Zach concertmistress of South Bend Youth Sym- was the worship coordinator at First United phony, and participated in summer music pro- Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Methodist Church where he directed the Wes- grams at lnterlochen, Tanglewood Music Cen- today to pay tribute to Ms. Christine L. Gallo, ley Choir and Children’s Choir. During his time ter and Aspen Music School. She received nu- who retired from the Defense Logistics Agency in Anderson, he was the choir director at Beth- merous awards, including the YWCA Young (DLA) Fort Belvoir, Virginia on April 29, 2006. el United Methodist and choir director and or- Woman of the Year. Georgina attended the Her distinguished government career spans 38 years, and her record of achievement during ganist at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, where Royal College of Music, London, England, he was a member. He touched so many with this period reflects greatly upon herself and where she studied with Eiddwen Harrhy, re- upon the organizations with which she has his musical talents. Zach received numerous ceiving a bachelor of music, honors, degree in awards during his life, including the American served. Her contributions to the National De- 2001. Since that time she has been a student Legion Award twice, the Arion Music Award, fense will be missed as she moves on to new Best Male Vocalist 1999, and Who’s Who at the IU Jacobs School of Music where she and exciting opportunities. Ms. Gallo was a member of the Senior Ex- Among American High School & College Stu- studied with Alan Bennet. While at IU, Georgina appeared as a soloist in various ecutive Service and had received numerous dents. Scholarships include: The Theodore awards over her 38-year career. These in- Presser Music Award, The Lilly Foundation, concert works including Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Solomon, the B-Minor Mass of Bach, clude the 1998 Presidential Rank Award (Meri- Anderson University Academic Honors, AU torious), the United States Army Association of Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, Mendelssohn’s Music Award, AU Trustee Award, Tri Kappa Quartermasters ‘‘The Distinguished Order of Award, Student Exploratory Teaching, AFT Psalm 42, Schubert’s Mass in A Flat Major, St. Martin,’’ the DLA Exceptional Civilian Serv- Teacher’s Award, and the Herman and Anne Mozart’s Litenae Lauritenae K.195, the Mozart ice Award, the DLA Meritorious Civilian Serv- Leaf Award. Requiem, and the Brahms Deutsches Req- ice Award, and the Department of the Navy Robert Samels—Born June 2, 1981, in uiem. She also appeared with IU Opera The- Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Akron, OH. Robert taught as an associate in- atre as Clorinda in Cenerentola and Despina Beginning her Federal career as a planning structor in the IU Jacobs School of Music The- in Cosi fan Tutte. She collaborated with other assistant with the Navy in 1968, Ms. Gallo ory Department with the same zeal he ap- musicians such as the Catacoustic Consort, held progressively responsible logistics plan- proached all his other professional activities. the Bath Street Studio, and was a member of ning and management positions with the He was in charge of T231 and was loved and the Carmel Bach Festival Chorale. Outside the Naval Supply Systems Command before join- admired by his students. As a bass-baritone USA she appeared as a soloist in England, ing the General Services Administration as Di- he had recently appeared as Mr. Gibbs in the Wales, Romania, and Greece. rector of Distribution for Federal Supply and world premiere of ‘‘Our Town’’ by Ned Rorem, Services. After joining DLA in December of as Marco in the collegiate premiere of William Garth Eppley—Garth was born on Feb. 7, 1986, she served as Director of the Defense Bolcom’s ‘‘A View from the Bridge,’’ as well as 1981, in Wabash, IN, graduated Wabash High Spares Initiatives Office, Director for Systems Joseph and Herod in the collegiate premiere School. He graduated from Anderson College Planning for the Assistant Secretary of De- of ‘‘EI Nino’’ by John Adams. In September in 2003 with a degree in music performance, fense for Production and Logistics, Executive 2005, he conducted the premiere of his own and was a student at Indiana University Ja- Director for Readiness and Customer Support, opera, ‘‘Pilatus.’’ As a member of the Wolf cobs School of Music. He attended Giest Executive Director for Business Modernization Trap Opera Company for 2006, he would have Christian Church, Fishers, and was a member and Integration, and Director for DLA Enter- added three roles this summer, including prise Support (DES). of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, Bartolo in ‘‘Le nozze di Figaro,’’ Friar Lau- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to ask my col- rence in ‘‘Romeo et Juliette,’’ and Pluto in Yankee Beamers, and Rounders No. 7. leagues to join me in congratulating Ms. Chris- Telemann’s ‘‘Orpheus.’’ Other opera credits in- Eppley had a bachelor’s degree in voice per- tine Gallo on her retirement from Federal Civil cluded the title roles of ‘‘Don Pasquale’’ and formance with honors in performance from An- Service. She epitomizes the dedication and ‘‘Il Turco in Italia,’’ as well as Leporello in derson University. A tenor, Eppley studied professionalism that make our Federal govern- ‘‘Don Giovanni,’’ Falstaff in ‘‘Merry Wives of under Fritz Robertson while at Anderson. His ment a model all over the world. Windsor,’’ and Bottom in ‘‘A Midsummer IU Opera Theater roles included Lysander in f Night’s Dream.’’ In the summer of 2004, ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’’ the second HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS Samels performed Creon in the New York pre- man in ‘‘The Magic Flute,’’ and the lawyer in OF JEWISH AMERICANS DURING miere of John Eaton’s ‘‘Antigone.’’ He also fre- ‘‘Peter Grimes.’’ He was a frequent soloist with JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE quently performed in the oratorio repertoire. In the Indiana University Contemporary Vocal MONTH the spring of 2005, he was selected as a Ensemble, with which he recently sang the semifinalist in the annual competition of the Oratorio Society of New York. He began his role of Pilatus in Arvo Part’s ‘‘Passio.’’ Eppley HON. AL GREEN vocal studies with Alfred Anderson at the Uni- also was a frequent soloist with the Lafayette OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versity of Akron and Andreas Poulimenos at Bach Chorale, where he had performed in Bowling Green State University. He was a such programs as Handel’s ‘‘Solomon,’’ Rach- Tuesday, May 23, 2006 doctoral student in choral conducting at the In- maninoffs ‘‘Vespers’’, and the Festival of Sa- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, diana University Jacobs School of Music and cred Choral Music under the baton of guest today I am honored to recognize the contribu- had studied voice with Giorgio Tozzi and Co- conductor Craig Jessup of the Mormon Taber- tions Jewish Americans have made throughout stanza Cuccaro. Robert was an announcer as nacle Choir. Last summer, Eppley was a par- our Nation’s history as we celebrate Jewish well as host and producer of ‘‘Cantabile’’ with ticipant, along with other singers from the American Heritage Month. In 1654, the first public radio station WFIU. A soloist with United States and Canada, in the Charley Jewish settlers arrived in the New World Aguava New Music Studio, he recently per- searching for a place to practice their faith free Creek Vocal Workshop, an intense program of formed a concert at the Library of Congress. from persecution and live in liberty. Since Georgina Joshi—Born October 21, 1981, in aria and song study. He was a master’s stu- then, the United States has continued to serve Elkhart, IN and embarked on a life filled with dent at IU, studying with Peru native Timothy as a haven for Jewish settlers seeking refuge beautiful music. Georgina started singing at a Noble. from waves of anti-Semitic repression and per- very early age and studied violin from the age They are mourned across the country—from secution in Europe and around the world. Jew- of 3. Georgina’s first stage appearance was in Carmel, CA, to New York’s Carnegie Hall, to ish American Heritage Month should serve to Canton, OH, where she appeared with Players the Wolftrap Farm Park Summer Opera in educate all Americans about the rich cultural Guild of Canton in a production of the musical, heritage of the Jewish people and their impor- northern Virginia, to all over the Midwest and Oliver. Her operatic debut was as Amahl in In- tant contributions to American culture and his- diana Opera North’s production of Amahl and Indiana. May we never forget. tory. VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:29 May 24, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23MY8.030 E23MYPT1 hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMREMARKS E934 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2006 The United States is better and stronger as AC TRANSIT VOTED THE ‘‘BEST OF classroom.