Two gold diplomas for Soul Sounds Academy at the Asia Pacific Choir Games
View(s):The Soul Sounds Academy Choir, the junior body of the award winning Soul Sounds, Sri Lanka’s premier female ensemble tasted international success when they were awarded two Gold Diplomas at the Asia Pacific Choir Games in Indonesia last week. The choir is directed by well known musician Soundarie David Rodrigo, and was conducted by Senior Soul Sounds chorister Lilanka Botejue. The mixed choir consists of girls and boys from the Soul Sounds Academy, ages ranging from 14 – 26.
The Soul Sounds Academy choir in Indonesia with some Indonesian friends also in the picture
The 3rd Asian Pacific Choir Games was organised by INTERKULTER in collaboration with the Provincial Government of North Sulawesi, and supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia.
The choir entered two categories in the Open Competition for non professional choirs, competing with other choirs from Indonesia mainly.
Bronze, Silver and Gold diplomas are awarded to choirs that qualify, gold being the highest for all choirs who score more than 80 points.
The Academy Choir was placed 2nd in the Gold Category for the Pop and Jazz category with high scores given by all adjudicators. The Soul Sounds Academy Choir stood out for their overall presentation, musicality and selection of songs for both categories. Their second win was in the scenic folklore category where their interpretation of Sri Lankan folk songs mesmerised the audiences and judges alike. Choreography was directed by Jerome. L. De Silva, and costumes were executed by Jo Jo. Christopher Prins accompanied the choir on drums while Soundarie was on piano.
The Soul Sounds Academy Choir started with approximately 15 students who have now grown not only in number but as individuals with an incredible passion for music. The Academy currently consists of over 150 members with a diverse age range of five – 26 years of age.
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