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With a Song in Her Heart - San Diego Union Tribune, June 24, 1999

Presentation Accentuates the Positive - Baltimore Sun, April 14, 1999

The Top 100 Science Stories - Discover Magazine, January 1997

Pixies with a Problem - Jerusalem Post Science & Health Section , September, 1995

WS Kids Can Be Musical Virtuosos - Toronto Star

Gloria Lenhoff Appointed to Faculty

Rare Genetic Disorder May Provide Musical Talent Along with Problems - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, July 16,1998

Two Young WS Musicians Win Scholarship Awards

Whatever Happened to Dr. Williams? - by Kit Crawford at NZ-WSA Camp

Music in Her Soul - Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1999

Music Lights a Fire - St. Petersburg Times, September 6, 1998

Chat Transcript from Nightline - September 9, 1999

Power Play: Bryce and the Bears - by James Leonard, University of Maine Campus Newspaper

An Exceptional Performance - St. Petersburg Times, April 29, 2000

Magical Musical Response of WS Children in Iowa. - by Diana Buresh, mother of Ashley

Williams syndrome: Families of those with rare disorder come together for picnic - Greenville (SC) News, June 29, 2000

The Miracles to Perform in Washington, D.C. - The South Reporter (Holly Springs, MS), November 15, 2000

Rare Children Who Bring Joy Possess Acute Friendliness - Newsday. January 2, 2001

A Song Fills Gloria's Soul - by Teri Sforza, Orange County (CA) Register, January 7, 2001

Politically Incorrect Bill Maher Slurs Mentally Retarded

The Miracle of Gloria - The Democrat (Senatobia, MS), February 13, 2001

New Inspirational Duo at Baddour - The South Reporter (Holly Springs, MS), May 23, 2001

Noting the Perfect Pitch - The San Francisco Chronicle, January 14, 2002

Dance to a Different Beat - by Teri Sforza, The Orange County Register, July 22, 2002

A Music Camp for Those Afflicted but Gifted, Too - The New York Times, August 26, 2002

CFC Helps Family Cope With WS - Tinker (AFB) Take Off, September 13, 2002

Learning in Concert - The Boston Globe, December 3, 2002

A Passion for Performing - by Emily Main, Oxford (MS) Town, January 23-30, 2003

Tunes: Academy Has 20 Students Enrolled - by Natalia E. Arbulú, Springfield (MA) Union-News, February 13, 2003

He's More Than a Mascot - by Dennis McCarthy, Los Angeles Daily News, February 17, 2003

A Special Musical Gift - KARE-11 TV, Minneapolis, MN, February 27, 2003

Rare Syndrome Takes Much from Woman, Gives More - by April Wilkerson, Shawnee (OK) News-Star, February 27, 2003