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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate James Conlon,
4 Music Director of Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, on being
5 honored by the Anti-Defamation League with the Crystal Globe
6 Award on August 12, 2007; and
 
7     WHEREAS, James Conlon, during his first season at Ravinia
8 in 2005, began championing the work of composers who were
9 killed during the Holocaust; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Each season focuses on the works of a different
11 composer, providing the audience with music that may have
12 otherwise remained unheard and forgotten; and
 
13     WHEREAS, James Conlon is truly deserving of this award and
14 our recognition; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate James Conlon on receiving the Crystal Globe Award
18 and wish him continued success in the future; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to James Conlon as a symbol of our respect.