First choir competition a big success - by Staff Reporter
Related Stories
Font Size
13 Nov 2009
WINDHOEK â€" The first Imba Namibia Choir Festival held in Windhoek recently, was a huge success if the enthusiasm of the participating choi...
Youth Wisdom
13 Nov 2009
My father often said God gave you two ears and one mouth so you listen more and talk less. I coined my own rebuttal for that thinking to mys...
Youth return from Swedish Exchange Voyage
13 Nov 2009
LÃœDERITZ â€" After the rewarding visit by the Swedish youth delegation to the Lüderitz community in September, they invited a group of you...
Play breaks exclusive church domain
13 Nov 2009
The Play: 'Not You Bishop'
Written and directed by: Madith van Wyk
Players: Vernon Cloete, Marian Mukosho, Maria Basson, Elizabeth...
Truly Namibian youth stage plays
Written and directed by: Madith van Wyk
Players: Vernon Cloete, Marian Mukosho, Maria Basson, Elizabeth...
13 Nov 2009
THE first edition of a Namibian Youth Theatre collection of short plays was recently launched during a short, but important ceremony at the ...
A new generation of actors is born
13 Nov 2009
WINDHOEK â€" More than 300 screaming and handclapping primary school learners and some parents on Friday afternoon witnessed the final prese...
Lady May gets Channel O Award
13 Nov 2009
WINDHOEK â€" Namibia's top music sensation, Lady May, has done it again!
She was recently awarded the BEST DANCE VIDEO for the second ...
Band is in the groove at Pulse
She was recently awarded the BEST DANCE VIDEO for the second ...
13 Nov 2009
WINDHOEK â€" Namibian world cross-over band, Organic Groove, is set to delight sundowner crowds at Ludwigsdorf's popular Square Park venue T...
WINDHOEK â€" The first Imba Namibia Choir Festival held in Windhoek recently, was a huge success if the enthusiasm of the participating choirs was anything to go by.
The lack of "bums on seats" was compensated for by the energy and verve displayed on stage by especially the choirs from outside the big centres.
Participating choirs included the Harmony Youth Chorale from Okahandja, Trans Kalahari Youth Choir from Gobabis, Southern Youth Choir from Keetmanshoop, Mascato Coastal Choir, College for the Arts Choir and Young Singers of Namibia.
Participating choirs were free to compile their own repertoire but were expected to perform at least two prescribed works. It was during the performance of the prescribed songs that the experience and skill of the more established choirs could be discerned as opposed to the younger choirs.
The Imba Namibia Choir Festival is the brainchild of Lydia Aualu and Rolf Hansen who, inspired by their passion for choral music in Namibia, decided to organise the competition to plough back into the nation what they have learnt and experienced on both international and national platforms. They have both sung alongside some of the world's best voices.
The two believe that the excitement of singing, especially on an international platform, brings about the social, spiritual, economic and personal growth of every individual.
Aualu and Hansen said their organisation aimed to give as many young people as possible the opportunity to improve their singing or conducting skills while at the same time offering a platform to assist other choirs in fundraising and general networking with the global community.
The recently held competition has led to the formation of a Namibian choir which will participate in the World Choir Olympics in China in 2010. Aualu and Hansen expressed the hope that the Imba Festival would become an annual event.
In the long term, they also plan to start an exchange programme with choirs from all over the world and to enrich local choir members where they lack choral knowledge.
The first prize of N$10 000 was won by the Mascato Choir.
Second place went to Young Singers of Namibia and third place to College of the Arts Choir.
Back to Top
The lack of "bums on seats" was compensated for by the energy and verve displayed on stage by especially the choirs from outside the big centres.
Participating choirs included the Harmony Youth Chorale from Okahandja, Trans Kalahari Youth Choir from Gobabis, Southern Youth Choir from Keetmanshoop, Mascato Coastal Choir, College for the Arts Choir and Young Singers of Namibia.
Participating choirs were free to compile their own repertoire but were expected to perform at least two prescribed works. It was during the performance of the prescribed songs that the experience and skill of the more established choirs could be discerned as opposed to the younger choirs.
The Imba Namibia Choir Festival is the brainchild of Lydia Aualu and Rolf Hansen who, inspired by their passion for choral music in Namibia, decided to organise the competition to plough back into the nation what they have learnt and experienced on both international and national platforms. They have both sung alongside some of the world's best voices.
The two believe that the excitement of singing, especially on an international platform, brings about the social, spiritual, economic and personal growth of every individual.
Aualu and Hansen said their organisation aimed to give as many young people as possible the opportunity to improve their singing or conducting skills while at the same time offering a platform to assist other choirs in fundraising and general networking with the global community.
The recently held competition has led to the formation of a Namibian choir which will participate in the World Choir Olympics in China in 2010. Aualu and Hansen expressed the hope that the Imba Festival would become an annual event.
In the long term, they also plan to start an exchange programme with choirs from all over the world and to enrich local choir members where they lack choral knowledge.
The first prize of N$10 000 was won by the Mascato Choir.
Second place went to Young Singers of Namibia and third place to College of the Arts Choir.
Back to Top
Copyright 2008 ©New Era Publications . All rights reserved.| Site Designed and Hosted by Omalaeti Technologies | Privacy Statement | Disclaimer | Contact Us
