Just minutes into a virtual performance of the national anthem that opened the Democratic National Convention, Nebraska gets some love.
It comes from Theo Parker, a 12-year-old with a one-stanza solo in a performance that stitched together the voices of 77 young singers representing all 50 states, five territories, the District of Columbia and the Cheyenne Nation…
So who is Theo, the smiling soloist representing Nebraska?
Turns out, he’s a young man born in Lincoln who lives in New Jersey and loves to sing.
He’s a member of the Keystone State Boychoir, one of five choirs that comprise the Commonwealth Youthchoirs, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia.
Read the full story at the Lincoln Journal Star.Â