Cota ready for World Choir Games

Gabby Tjiroze
The College of the Arts (Cota) Youth Choir Namibia held a farewell concert this past Friday at the Pionierspark Dutch Reformed Church in Windhoek, before departing for South Africa to participate in the 2018 World Choir Games (WCG).

The WCG is taking place in Tswane from 10 to 14 July.

Bank Windhoek is one of two main sponsors of the choir.

The World Choir Games takes place every second year on a different continent. This is the first time it will take place in Africa and is the equivalent of the Olympic Games for choirs.

The Cota Youth Choir Namibia promises to entertain and enthral audiences with soothing and rich melodic choral songs from a variety of genres from the world over.

“This is the third time this highly acclaimed choir represents Namibia in the World Choir Games and through its successful track record of bringing home gold and silver medals, it has established itself as an export product of high value. We have witnessed their readiness during rehearsals and we believe that they stand a chance to make us proud,” said Bank Windhoek head of corporate affairs, Hayley Allen.

The farewell event raised additional funds for the trip.

Bank Windhoek and the Pupkewitz Foundation are the two main sponsors, who have financially assisted the Cota Youth Choir Namibia, as they prepared to take to the world stage.