Up for grabs was a spot on the stage of the Ekurhuleni Melting Pot Choral Music Festival, to be held as a tribute to Oliver Tambo, at Carnival City, at the end of the month.
The East Rand Twelve Apostles Church in Christ (TACC) Choir, from Vosloorus, was victorious.
In addition to that, the choir was awarded a R50 000 cash prize.
On October 31 and November 1 the choir will gain a national audience, as a guest choir, when the likes of Gauteng Choristers, Thabong Serenades and SA Singers compete to be named the country’s top choir.
Buhle Melodius Choir, from Tsakane, claimed second position in the standard choir category, and the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department Choir took third position. They were also awarded R50 0000 each, while position four went to the Ekurhuleni Choristers, who won a digital Yamaha keyboard donated by the Melting Pot Company.
“The City of Ekurhuleni endeavours to advance the passion for choral music which O R Tambo had. As such, we want to advance local choral music to greater heights, so as to nurture the existing talent,” said Ekurhuleni Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture (SRAC), Clr Dora Mlambo.
