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Foreign concept, Masterworks Chorale to belt out German lyrics in ‘Ode to Joy’ (Carroll County Online)

While rehearsing “Ode to Joy,” the climactic final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, soprano Pat Rowser discovered it had plenty of high notes. And another challenge presented itself: “Ode to Joy” lyrics are in German.

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to beloved songs to honor female graduates (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.”

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (The Charlotte Observer)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” - replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.” West Point officials made the change after attending funerals for female graduates killed in combat and listening to the line …

West Point amends lyrics of alma mater to be "gender neutral" (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

WEST POINT The U.S. Military Academy has changed the lyrics of the West Point Alma Mater and its companion piece, The Corps.

West Point adopts gender neutral lyrics to beloved songs (WRGB Albany)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” — substituting lines like “The men of the Corps” for “The ranks of the Corps.”

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (Las Vegas Sun)

Wed, Jun 4, 2008 (12:37 p.m.) The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” _ replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.”

Rap lyrics not funny at school (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

A group of teens at a Bay Area high school may miss graduation thanks to the rap lyrics they recorded at home. A teacher heard the music playing on an iPod, and the district is not laughing.

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (AP via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs.

Lyrics and Lyricists, and a Curator (New York Times)

The 92nd Street Y has announced its 2009 lineup for Lyrics & Lyricists, its popular series devoted to the American songbook.

West Point adopts gender-neutral song lyrics (The Arizona Republic)

Century old tunes no longer exclude females

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