Changwon City Boys and Girls Choir Wins Gold Medal at World Youth Choir Competition

22 Teams Compete, Gold Medal Victory in General Division

The Changwon City Boys and Girls Choir from Gyeongnam won the gold medal at the 4th World Youth Choir Competition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam announced on the 27th that the Changwon City Children and Youth Choir won the gold medal at the 4th World Youth Choir Competition held at the Seogwipo Arts Center in Jeju from the 20th.

The World Youth Choir Festival & Competition is held annually to promote cultural exchange through choir performances among children and youth choirs from both domestic and international locations.

This year, in the era of With Corona, the event was organized under the theme "WITH YOU," symbolizing the world overcoming difficulties together through choir.

Twenty-two teams participated in this competition, aiming to expand the base of youth choral music, and choirs with different colors united to successfully conclude the event.

The Changwon City Children and Youth Choir won the prestigious gold medal in the general category by performing "You and I," composed by Jo Hye-young, and "Dukkeobi," composed by Lee Jin-sil.

In the religious category, they performed "Lux Aeterna" and "Swingin’ with the saints," and in the folk category, they sang "Doraji Flower" and "Flower Song," winning silver medals respectively, widely spreading the capabilities of Changwon Special City’s cultural delegation to the world.

Mayor Hong Nam-pyo said, “The City Children and Youth Choir is a representative cultural delegation of Changwon Special City, and since its founding in 1991, it has showcased various stages through regular and planned performances every year,” adding, “We will strive to expand cultural performance opportunities for youth in the future.”

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