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Teddy Sweeney

Teddy Sweeney has been singing in the prestigious Choir of Men and Boys of Christ Church Grosse Pointe since 2008. Under the tutelage of Scott Hanoian, he has travelled with the choir throughout the United States and Europe, most notably to the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and St. Peter's in Rome, and he has performed solos in masterworks by Britten, Schubert and Mozart. In February 2012, Sweeney, with the CCGP choirs, performed in the University of Michigan's production of Orff's Carmina Burana. In May 2013, he performed a duet from Bach's Cantata 91 for a CCGP member's Master's Recital, also at the University of Michigan. Sweeny recently performed as the treble soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Music of Danny Elfman from the Movies of Tim Burton under the direction of Ted Sperling.  As an eighth grade honor student at Brownell Middle School, Sweeney plays trumpet in the band and piano in the Jazz Band. He has also appeared in musical productions of Beauty and the Beast and Once Upon a Mattress at Brownell. A proficient pianist, Sweeney plays in several competitions every year.

He would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hanoian and Maria Eliason for their musical encouragement. Sweeney is grateful to his parents for their support and to his sister Maggie for her constant advice.