The Texas Boys Choir was founded under the direction of George Bragg

George Bragg

George Washington Bragg was an American conductor and founder of the Texas Boys Choir. He was born on January 24, 1926 in Meridian, Mississippi to George W. Bragg, Sr. and Elizabeth Hairston Bragg. In 1934 he moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he joined the famous Apollo Boys' Choir. On February...

 to "provide any boy, regardless of socio-economic or ethnic background a structured environment for the development of a world-class performing choir of boys. Essential to this development is the artistic training in an accredited academic institution; experienced teachers instill the qualities of self-discipline, self-confidence, decorum, patriotism, and leadership." The Texas Boys Choir is based in Fort Worth, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 at Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

The Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts is public arts school in Fort Worth, Texas founded in 2001. The school serves grades 3 through 12. The school's emphasis on arts includes an annual musical, boys' and girls' choir, theatre, instrumental, a variety of art classes, and dance...

(a school the choir formed and moved into in 2001). The choir is a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit organization that receives support from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County among others.