04/11/2026
Davidson College Chamber Singers performed at the Halle Foundation Haus this afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia as a preview and thank you for the generous funding we received for our upcoming tour to Germany. It was a beautiful afternoon of creative work, culminating a presentation with sophomore and alto Meghan DuPuy's choral program, which she curated last summer as part of a Davidson Research Initiative. Programs included works by Miskinis, Kukuck, Dawson, Poulenc, Dove, and Buchenberg.
Claus Halle was an international business executive and philanthropist. Born in Schwelm, Germany in 1927, Mr. Halle was conscripted as a young teen into the German army during the latter part of World War II and surrendered to the American forces in 1945. Following his release, he began a remarkable career with The Coca-Cola Company as a truck deliveryman in Essen, Germany. Over the next 45 years, he rose to the most senior ranks of the company, including service as President of Coca-Cola Germany, President of Coca-Cola Europe and, ultimately, Senior Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company and President of Coca-Cola International. In 1986, Mr. Halle created The Halle Foundation as a vehicle for supporting and strengthening the relationship between the United States and Germany for the long term. The mission of The Halle Foundation is to promote understanding, knowledge, and friendship between the people of Germany, as seen in its European context, and those of the United States. In furtherance of this mission, the Foundation supports, primarily through grantmaking, initiatives and activities in the fields of education, culture, science, technology, language, scholarship, and international relations.
Thank you, Halle Foundation.
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