Corey Ballenger's friends were watching and the world was listening.
CHICAGO â Compliments are pouring in from all over the world to a Chicago -based children's choir who performed the national anthem Monday night at the Democratic National Convention .'This week and maybe the past week, we have been performing a lot,' said student singer Acacia Morton. 'They've actually started school already, so they really shouldn't even be here,' said Choir Director Dr. Walt Whitman.
'The oldest, internationally acclaimed, Grammy-award-winning youth gospel choir in the nation,' Whitman said, who is very proud of his choir's legacy. This choir is used to big stages, but Monday night was the first time their collective voices kicked off a Democratic National Convention. 'I'm not going to lie, I didn't think any of my friends were going to be watching, Ballenger said, adding that his friends were watching and the world was listening.
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