The Texas Tenors perform with the Holy Spirit High School Select Choir.
ATLANTIC CITY – Following a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the arts took center stage Aug. 6 with Schultz-Hill Foundation’s inspiring fundraiser, “RISE Up for the ARTS,” featuring the Texas Tenors. The tenors entertained a packed house of 700 at Resorts Casino Hotel, raising $120,000 for music and arts education programs for students and seniors in the greater Atlantic City area.
As a tribute to the Schultz-Hill Foundation’s arts outreach into the community, the concert included the Holy Spirit High School Select Choir under the direction of Claire Collins. The students sang backup for several of the songs performed by the Texas Tenors, and soloist Vanessa DeJean sang a show stopping rendition of Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time.”
Lloyd Levenson of the Cooper Levenson law firm was master of ceremonies, and WOND Radio host David Spatz introduced the performers.
Gary Hill (far left) and John Schultz (far right), founders of the Schultz-Hill Foundation, and the Texas Tenors (center) stand with the Holy Spirit High School Select Choir under the direction of Claire Collins.
The Schultz-Hill Foundation organizes one benefit performance annually to support their year-long arts outreach programs. Resorts Casino Hotel was the presenting sponsor for the event. Honorary chairpersons of the event’s “Celebrity Committee” were Resorts President Mark Giannantonio and Susan Giannantonio.
Ongoing foundation programs include the Dina Scholarships, Senior Music Series, summer music program with the Atlantic City Day Nursery and the Arts Outreach collaborative with the Bay Atlantic Symphony and the Atlantic City Public Schools.
For additional information, visit www.schultz-hill.org.
Resorts President Mark Giannantonio and Susan Giannantonio, Honorary Chairs of the event’s “Celebrity Committee,” pose with the Texas Tenors following the performance.
