Nate Merritt, a freshman at Discovery High School, had a summer he won’t soon forget. He spent three weeks in Europe as a member of the internationally acclaimed Georgia Boy Choir.
He traveled through Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic and performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues as well as engaged in meaningful cultural exchanges.
Highlights included performances in historic cities such as Berlin, where the choir sang at the iconic Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; Hamburg and Hannover, collaborating with acclaimed ensembles such as Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg and Knabenchor Hannover; and Leipzig, where they performed at the renowned Nikolaikirche, famously associated with Johann Sebastian Bach, who composed and premiered many of his greatest works there…