Youth Vote 2000 results , State test scores , Back to School guide , Stock Market Game . Community News Check out this free community publishing area. See what is happening with non-profits around Alaska. The Games begin march 4 in Anchorage. But James has the voice of an angel, the confidence of a wiseman thrice his age and a notion that anything is possible.
Child prodigy comes to mind.
Next week, James will sing a solo during the opening ceremonies for the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games at the Sullivan Arena. He'll perform onstage with a 250-person ensemble of singers with the Anchorage Concert Chorus and Alaska Children's Choir. The song he'll sing is the work of another child prodigy, Billy Gilman, also 12. Gloria Allen, director of special events for the 2001 World Winter Games, tried to land Gilman, but he was unavailable. There's a Hero,'' and James rehearsed it for three weeks, then went into the studio to record a demo.