Times Of Swaziland: HMCS CHOIR TO MISS  OUT ON E1 MILLION

HMCS CHOIR TO MISS  OUT ON E1 MILLION
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BY NHLANHLA MATHUNJWA on 02/11/2017 01:17:00


MBABANE – A chance to win E1 million for His Majesty’s Correctional Services
Choir has been lost.
While many were hoping that the choir would represent the country in the Melting
Pot Festival, a decision not to attend the festival has since been taken.
The choir, conducted by Melisizwe Zwane was expected to compete in the ‘giants
of the Game’ category during the festival scheduled for November 25 in the
Eastern Cape. The choral giants had been included for the first time in this
massive competition after the Melting Pot organisers were impressed with their
performances as guests in 2016.
At stake for the festival is a sum of E1 million which the choir was expected to
compete for.
One of the reasons that made the choir to take a decision of not attending the
festival was the cost it comes with. Their choir needed a sum of at least E100
000 to attend the event. This included travel , accommodation and administration
fees.
During discussions, the choir had to decide between two festivals, these  being
the Melting Pot and the Old Mutual Choral Music Festival.
During the meeting, it was decided that the choir should drop the Melting Pot
Festival invitation and prepare for the Old Mutual Festival, scheduled for
December 9-10.