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OLD MUTUAL NCF OVERALL RESULTS REVEALED

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MBABANE - Eswatini choirs embraced change and shone while at it! The Old Mutual National Choir Festival 2018 saw Eswatini choirs being in the top 20 out of the over 60 choirs that participated.


This year’s competitions saw Eswatini choirs joining the South African regions as per the change that Old Mutual orchestrated, and they embraced it and competed in South Africa. Some choirs participated under the KwaZulu-Natal region in Durban, while others opted for the Gauteng region in Johannesburg.
Overall, a new choir known as Pure Voices scooped position 11 out of 55 choirs which participated under the standard section.


While under the large section, Manzini Choir scooped position 12, His Majesty’s Correction Services Choir scooped number 13, Royal Eswatini Police Choir scooped position 14 and the Mbabane Methodist Church Choir came out as position 19 under the large section.


The impressive choral showdown, which is renowned for the great spirit of collaboration between communities, organisers, participants and audiences, also featured choirs from Zimbabwe and Botswana.


As South Africa’s biggest annual choral music festival and one of the most thrilling music events in the world, the Old Mutual National Choir Festival has been raising the bar, year after year, for 41 years.


The Old Mutual National Choir Festival prides itself on its rich heritage of cultivating talent and enabling positive futures, and it has been a stepping stone for many well-known artists whose first performances were on a National Choir Festival stage.


Eswatini National Choir Music Association (ENCMA) Chairman Sihle Gumbi, said they were proud that Eswatini choirs took the challenge and participated in South Africa as the competition demanded this year.


“It was the first time for Eswatini choirs to compete in South Africa during the Old Mutual NCF from the very onset but, they had to adapt to the change and in doing so, they represented Eswatini well,” said Gumbi.

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