Hope, Inspiration, and Harmony in 'Golden' Melody... Daegu Region Disabled High School Students' United Team 'Bitsol Choir' Wins Gold at National Competition

Daegu Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-seon] The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 2nd that the Daegu special class joint team, ‘Bitsol Choir,’ won the Gold Prize, the Prime Minister's Award, at the 30th National Disabled Choir Competition commemorating the World Disability Day.

Co-hosted by the International Disabled Culture Exchange Association and Sejong Special Self-Governing City, this competition is held to commemorate the World Disability Day designated by the UN (December 3 every year) and aims to enhance the artistic value of disabled choirs. It is a place of harmony where disabled and non-disabled people unite through singing, with 16 teams representing each city and province nationwide participating.

Bitsol Choir arranged and performed ‘White-bearded Whale’ and ‘I am a Butterfly’ to share hope with disabled and non-disabled youth who are contemplating their career paths after graduating from high school. The choir received great applause for the touching lyrics and beautiful harmonies.

Bitsol Choir is a Daegu special class joint team composed of 20 students from special classes at Gyeongbuk Girls' High School, Seobu High School, and Maechun High School. They have been practicing steadily by gathering every Tuesday and Saturday at the Daegu Youth Culture House. Starting as a special class after-school program in 2014, Bitsol Choir won the Silver Prize at the 29th competition held last year.

Park Geun-beom, a student of Maechun High School and a member of Bitsol Choir, said, “I want the experience of Bitsol Choir not to end with the three years of high school but to continue singing dreams and hopes even after becoming an adult.”

Superintendent Kang Eun-hee said, “Despite difficulties in practice due to COVID-19, I am grateful for the good results achieved through effort,” and added, “I hope the choir will become a group that delivers a message of hope to both disabled and non-disabled people through beautiful harmonies.”

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