Voices of Lee performing for Wacker in Germany
Voices of Lee performing for Wacker in Germany
Danny Murray, along with his wife Dr. Debbie Murray and the Voices of Lee, with Wacker officials. Front row, from left, Dr. and Mrs. Tobias Brandis, president of Wacker Polysilicon; Dr. and Mrs. Dieter Gilles, site manager Wacker Burghausen; Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph Staudgil, CEO Wacker Chemie; Dr. Debbie Murray; Danny Murray; Mary Beth Hudson and her husband, Rocky Hudson. Klaus Millrath, director Communication/Information Burghausen site, is directly behind Brandis.
Voices of Lee has returned from Germany where the acapella group was honored to perform for Wacker Corporation in Munich.
Voices’ first performance took place in the Wacker Belegschafthaus Hall to a “standing-room-only” crowd of over 1,100 people.
“The crowd’s exuberance was breathtaking,” said Danny Murray, director of Voices of Lee. “When we sang, they cheered us on.” The concert ended with three encores.
Voices also performed at the Wacker Headquarters in Munich. “We got to meet the wonderful employees of Wacker and perform a special concert for them,” said Mr. Murray. “It was an unforgettable experience.”
Aside from performing, the group was treated to sight-seeing in Salzburg, Austria, and Altoetting, and was taken on a boat cruise on Lake Chiemsee, visiting the island and the castle Herrenchiemsee (New Palace). They were also given a tour of the Burghausen Castle, the longest castle in the world, once occupied by the Duke of Germany.
According to Mr. Murray, Wacker CEO Dr. Rudolf Staudgil remarked kindly about Voices’ visit and the special relationship Wacker has with the United States.
Dr. Staudgil first heard the Voices of Lee in 2011 at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Wacker plant in Charleston and was reintroduced to the group at the plant’s dedication and grand opening in 2016. It was at the dedication that Dr. Staudgil determined to bring Voices of Lee to Germany.
CEO and site manager for Wacker Tennessee Mary Beth Hudson introduced the group in Germany, saying, “This was a long-range goal come true!”