Times Of Swaziland: SNCMA WANTS FIVE CHOIRS FOR OLD MUTUAL FESTIVAL

SNCMA WANTS FIVE CHOIRS FOR OLD MUTUAL FESTIVAL
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BY NHLANHLA MATHUNJWA  on 27/06/2017 09:44:00


MBABANE – Choral Music Choirs have to work hard this year as the SNCMA aims to
take at least five choirs to the Old Mutual Choral Music Festival finals.
The much awaited festival will start with the local eliminations scheduled for
August 13 at Esibayeni Lodge.
According to the scheduled, the finals are likely to be held in December at a
venue to be confirmed.
Among the choirs expected to compete in the festival which happens to be one of
the biggest choral music festivals are Manzini Choir, Royal Swaziland Police
Choir, Mbabane Methodist Church Choir, His Majesty’s Correctional Services,
Royal Swazi Spa Choir and Florence Catholic Church Choir.
The festival organisers have urged choirs to prepare themselves for the festival
as it will be one of the best.
Bheki Maziya, Swaziland National Choral Music Association (SNCMA) said the
schedule was in the country’s choir’s favour.
Compete
“We are very excited that we are among the first to compete so we will be able
to set the standard. This puts the choirs especially those that would be
competing in the large section in a better position of performing well this
year,” he said.
Maziya said participating choirs should start preparations as early as possible
as they want to have more choirs competing in the finals.
“The whole intention is to take at least five choirs to the finals and this
will only happen if we prepare well. I believe with the standard we are in as
local choirs, we will be able to maintain it even internationally,” he said.