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Develop a life-long love for music alongside friends

Cape Town Children's Choir enables young singers to develop their musical skill in a positive, stimulating environment and provides a place where they are surrounded by musically talented friends who strive for excellence.

A choir of excellence

A choir of excellence requires discipline, concentration and hard work from all its members. Our goal is for rehearsals to be inspiring and musically satisfying where choristers have fun and experience a deep sense of enjoyment as they sing together.

 

Our goal is to grow to about 80 members and to become locally, nationally, and internationally known.  Our name, Cape Town Children’s Choir, was chosen for the purpose of representing our city and country.  As the choir continues to establish itself, we will be participating in regional, national and international choir festivals, eisteddfods and competitions.

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Our music

​Our repertoire encompasses a wide variety of styles and genres, catering to a range of interests.  We sing pop songs, musical theatre and film features, folk songs, gospel, classical and sacred songs, spirituals, and vernacular songs in South African and other languages. Movement is added where appropriate, but the emphasis is on singing to a high standard with a beautiful tone.  We were even privileged to add a song to our repertoire which was commissioned by us and written by two South African composers in the past. 

The choir sings in unison, and in two, three or four parts. Choristers are tested for their appropriate voice parts during auditions and this is re-evaluated regularly. We sing acapella (unaccompanied) or with piano accompaniment, and sometimes add various instrumentations when necessary such as flute, strings, percussion, etc.


View some of our recent videos below ...

Unity Begins In Our Hearts
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Modimo Wa Re Rata - Cape Town Children's Choir
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Modimo Wa Re Rata - Cape Town Children's Choir

MODIMO WA RE RATA is sung in three of South Africa’s eleven official languages – Sesotho, isiZulu, and isiXhosa. The song was inspired by Maria Ngobeni who worked with the composer, Elizabeth Fourie, for many years. Maria often said these words to Elizabeth, “Modimo wa re rata. Modimo o re goputsi” (The Lord loves us, he remembers us). Elizabeth was deeply moved by the words and wanted to remember them so decided to write this song. Sesotho Modimo wa re rata (The Lord loves us) O re goputsi (he remembers us) isiZulu Inkosi iyasithanda (The King loves us) Isikhumbule (he remembers us) isiXhosa Uthixo uyasithanda (God loves us) Usikhumbule (he remembers us) Composed by Elizabeth Fourie, adapted by Alna Smit Backtrack arranged by Frank Mallows, recorded by ERGONOMIX Percussion Ensemble Choir Director: Bronwen Leith Co-trainer: Anne Meyer Sound Engineer: Benjamin Ker (benker2000@gmail.com) Video Production: Damon Gander (damongander@gmail.com) Visuals: Fabian Pluddemann and Matthew Eaton, Damon Gander and Devon Lourens The Cape Town Children’s Choir was established in February 2020 at Beau Soleil Music Centre, Kenilworth, Cape Town. After only six weeks of rehearsals, South Africa went into a strict lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. The choristers bravely continued with online rehearsals for 6 months and were recently able to resume in-person rehearsals following strict covid protocol. The choir is proud to have produced this second virtual performance. Choristers recorded individual videos in their homes using mobile phones or other devices. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and our website: https://www.facebook.com/ctcchoir https://www.instagram.com/ctcchoir/ www.ctchoir.co.za email: info@ctcchoir.co.za
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