The world-renowned Kearsney College choir has been making waves in Johannesburg.
While on a tour in Gauteng, the Kearsney College Choir from Durban stopped off at Nelson Mandela Square to give an impromptu performance in Sandton on 22 June.
Kearsney College has become world-renowned for its choir and are the reigning world champions of the World Choir Games.
Setting trends in choral performance, these boys (14-18yrs) glide effortlessly between Classical, Pop and Indigenous Styles. World Champions.
The premier performance ensemble of Kearsney College, a leading independent high school for boys in South Africa.
Winners of 10 Gold Medals, including 3 World Champion Titles, at the World Choir Games 2000-2012. Boys join the choir as an extra-curricular activity, amid academic, sporting and other cultural activities.
The Kearsney College Choir were one of the first to master the rain effects for Toto’s Africa.
They also made international headlines with their 2015 World championship feature
https://youtu.be/RZB9_yjyyko
The Sandton Chronicle reported that the Head of the school’s music department, Brett Alborough said the choir sang some traditional folk and popular music at the square.
“I think bringing their talents to a local crowd is a unique experience compared to doing international tournaments because it’s a proudly South African thing. And I think they realise how important it is to grow the brand in our own country.”
Director of music at the college, Marshell Lombard said, “The performance is just about having fun and performing to a crowd.
“We enjoy singing and we enjoy performing music because it has developed great friendships and connections. And we thought that bringing the choir to Nelson Mandela Square and Johannesburg is important to show people the kind of talent we have.”
Watch the incredible Sandton performance below…
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