East Rand Youth Choir wins gold on European tour
The choir is hosting a gala evening on September 3 at Kaleideo Church
THE East Rand Youth Choir (ERYC) brought back three gold bands from their European tour to Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary.
They competed in two competitions in Bratislava and Budapest against choirs from all over the world from June 30 to July 13.
The ERYC consist of 85 singers from in and around the East Rand and represents 16 schools in the Greater Ekhuruleni district with choir leader Gert Pottas.
At the first competition in Bratislava they won gold bands and were announced category winners in all three categories for gospel, youth choir and folklore.
They won all gold again in the second competition in Budapest for the same categories.
After winning these prestige awards the ERYC was invited to sing in the Grand Prix competition which is only open to invited choirs.
At the Grand Prix they sang in the gospel category where they were awarded as summa cum laude and in the folklore category they were awarded as laureatus (highest achievement).
They also walked away as the overall Grand Prix winners.
The choir is hosting a gala evening on September 3 at Kaleideo Church in Kempton. Tickets will be sold at the door.
September is also audition month and for more information email the ERYC at eryouthchoir@gmail.com.
