On Thursday, February 13, 2014, Georg Stangelberger, Artistic Director of the Phoenix Boys Choir, was presented with the "Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria" by the Consul General of Austria, Ulrike Ritzinger. The ceremony took place in the framework of a musical performance of the Phoenix Boys Choir and was attended by over 300 guests including the Austrian Honorary Consul in Phoenix, Wolfgang Klien and the president of the Austrian Society of Arizona, Ambros S. Hoffmann. A cocktail reception hosted by Georg Stangelberger followed the concert. For more information on the Phoenix Boys Choir visit http://www.boyschoir.org/