The Aeolians have been invited, and will compete July 11-13, 2012, in the 7th World Choir Games, the world’s largest international choral competition, it was announced by INTERKULTUR, the International Organizing Committee of the World Choir Games, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Aeolians will serve as the only Seventh-day Adventist, and/or the only historically black college or university (HBCU) and/or the only Alabama choir to participate in this biennial event, known as the “Olympics of choral music.”
According to Aeolians director Jason Max Ferdinand the Oakwood choristers, the 2010 and 2011 national HBCU choir champions and, more recently, the sole U.S. performers in the seven-day Second International Moscow Christmas Festival of Sacred Music in Russia in January, will compete in three categories: Contemporary Music, Music of Religions and Negro Spirituals.
“This also marks the first time ever the World Choir Games will be held in North America; previous venues were Austria, China, South Korea and Germany,” Ferdinand said.
The World Choir Games takes place every two years. Approximately 20,000 participants, including 400 choirs from 70 countries, are expected to compete in 23 musical categories during the 2012 Games. For more information on performances and tickets, go to
http://www.2012worldchoirgames.com.
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Friday, June 29th 2012 at 1:31PM
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