The choir has sung with, met, and performed to many including John So, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Blair McDonough, Eddie McGuire and Andrew Gaze.
One possible influencing factor may be that Melbourne's former Lord Mayor (Mr John So) is of Chinese heritage and Melbourne (and Australia) has a large overseas Chinese population.
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In 2006 the World Mayor organization determined Cohen to be runner-up in the award for World Mayor of 2006, behind Melbourne mayor John So, and ahead of Harrisburg mayor Stephen R. Reed.