This photograph was taken on February 11,
2005.
It
was on the eve of Gloria's 50th birthday and on the stage of the
music auditorium at the
University of Mississippi. Gloria had just sung as soloist in five
ensemble numbers with university faculty and graduate students. This
photograph was taken at the moment I was announcing to Gloria and
the audience of her concert that she has been invited to sing in the
professional opera company, "Opera Memphis," in its fall, 2005
production of Samson and Delilah.
For you parents with a young child who loves music and who have
concerns of your child's future and health, we hope Gloria gives you
encouragement and hope. I must add, however, that she not only loves
music, but she takes lessons and practices every day. She also loves
food, but by learning to eat moderate proportions, avoiding fatty
foods, and by exercising daily, she keeps her 50 year-old and 4 foot
10 inch body a healthy 100 lbs.
She has been living at the Stewart Home School in Frankfort,
Kentucky for the past four years. Gloria now receives emails, and
sometimes replies.
glorialenhoff@yahoo.com
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If you would like to purchase some of Gloria's audio-cassette music albums, please contact info@williams-syndrome.org. All proceeds go toward WS music funds.