adminPeter Tanyanyiwa Arts Correspondent
Internationally-acclaimed Zimbabwe choral group, Chitungwiza Harmony Singers, are confident of bringing the trophy home from the Old Mutual national level final competition slated for December 12 and 13 in South Africa.
The 60-member group will join 11 other choirs in Bloemfontein South Africa to compete in the standard category. The four-time national merit award winners claimed the South African Old Mutual Regional choral competition for the fifth time in August this year. They also won the regional choral competition in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2011.
In a statement, CHS marketing manager, Peter Thole, said the group have been ready since they got back from the regional competition in August.
“Members are geared for this respected competition and morale in the camp is very high, we are taking the full orchestra, and we will sing one western, one African and one song of our own choice. We have in the past faced financial constraints, but because of God’s grace, we always see ourselves pulling through.
“This time we promise to bring the trophy home having come second in 2012. The national finals are a tough competition and the choir members knows that very well. But judging by our practise sections, the trophy is definitely coming to Zimbabwe this year,” he said affirming themselves as the best choral group in the country, they have won numerous local and regional choral competitions, in addition to receiving a couple of awards.
The choir was formed in 1993 by the late Israel Dzangare and can sing in a wide variety of languages Shona, Latin, German, French, Xhosa and Zulu which makes it more appealing to extensive audiences around the world.
It has also participated at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, the regional finals of the Old Mutual National Choral Festival in South Africa and the International Choral Festival in the US.
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