In perfect harmony
The youth choir of the College of the Arts (Cota) performed alongside the Junges Vokalensemble choir from Germany in the Zoo Park amphitheatre in Windhoek last week.
Michelline Nawatises
The concert in Zoo Park was held to raise funds for the Cota youth choir to participate in the World Choir Games that will be held in Tshwane, South Africa later this year. The World Choir Games takes place every second year and this will be the first year that it will be hosted on the African continent.
The Cota youth choir will take part in this prestigious event from 10 to 14 July in their respective categories namely Musica Sacra, Folk Music and Spirituals.
Danie Dorfling, the choir Cota conductor says they are working very hard to prepare for this event. “We want to win the competition which means we will come back to Namibia as world champions,” he said. According to him it will be wonderful for his choir to experience how people from all over the world can come together and be unified by their love for music and singing. The World Choir Games is the largest choir competition in the world and is organised by the Interkultur Foundation. The foundation aims to give a platform for amateur choirs from all over the world to showcase their talent. The organisation believes that “singing together brings nations together" regardless of, race, genre or nationality. Johanna Halidulu, one of the Cota choir members, says that she is happy the choir qualified to participate in the World Choir Games. “I am overly excited and eager to battle against other choirs and in the same vain being able to learn from other choirs,” she said.
The concert in Zoo Park was held to raise funds for the Cota youth choir to participate in the World Choir Games that will be held in Tshwane, South Africa later this year. The World Choir Games takes place every second year and this will be the first year that it will be hosted on the African continent.
The Cota youth choir will take part in this prestigious event from 10 to 14 July in their respective categories namely Musica Sacra, Folk Music and Spirituals.
Danie Dorfling, the choir Cota conductor says they are working very hard to prepare for this event. “We want to win the competition which means we will come back to Namibia as world champions,” he said. According to him it will be wonderful for his choir to experience how people from all over the world can come together and be unified by their love for music and singing. The World Choir Games is the largest choir competition in the world and is organised by the Interkultur Foundation. The foundation aims to give a platform for amateur choirs from all over the world to showcase their talent. The organisation believes that “singing together brings nations together" regardless of, race, genre or nationality. Johanna Halidulu, one of the Cota choir members, says that she is happy the choir qualified to participate in the World Choir Games. “I am overly excited and eager to battle against other choirs and in the same vain being able to learn from other choirs,” she said.
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