Mrs. Helga Zepp LaRouche, the chairman of the Schiller Institute's international advisory board, gave this speech on February 7, 1998, at the symposium on "Creating Excellence in Education Through Music" in Washington, D.C. Included are musical examples provided by the late pianist and vocal coach Sylvia Olden Lee and Mexican tenor Alfredo Mendoza. The highlight of the event was the concert given by the Leipzig Germany based St. Thomas Boys Choir. The transcript of Mrs. LaRouche's speech: http://www.schillerinstitute.org/educ/symp_tchor_hzl_feb_98.html

An article about the event is at: http://www.schillerinstitute.org/programs/program_symp_2_7_98_tchor_.html