The University Choir of Stellenbosch under the baton of André van der Merwe‚ was the biggest winner at the eighth International Choir Games in Russia which ended on Saturday.
The choir won first places and gold medals in three categories. In the category for sacred á Capella‚ it received a score of 92%; in the category for Spirituals 94%; and‚ in the category for contemporary music 98%.
This is the highest score awarded in any of the 27 categories in which choirs competed in over the last ten days. With this achievement‚ the SU Choir keeps its first place on the Interkultur list as best international non-professional choir – a position the Choir has been holding since 2012.
A further bonus was a special CD contract for the coveted Choirs of the World series.
The biggest choir competition in the world‚ the International Choir Games are held biannually and this year more than 300 choirs from 36 countries competed.
Interkultur earlier announced that the ninth International Choir Games in 2018 will be held in Tshwane.
The SU Choir consists of 120 students and André van der Merwe has led the choir for the last 12 years.
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