{"id":3573,"date":"2011-08-05T11:35:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T09:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/nmmu-choir-off-to-entertain-argentinia\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T11:35:27","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T09:35:27","slug":"nmmu-choir-off-to-entertain-argentinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/nmmu-choir-off-to-entertain-argentinia\/","title":{"rendered":"NMMU Choir off to Entertain Argentinia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism CEO Mandlakazi Skefile got off to an early start on Wednesday morning to bid farewell to an enthusiastic Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) choir that departed on the first flight out of the city to participate at the Ninth World Symposium on Choral Music in Puerto Madryn, Argentina.<\/p>\n

The 52-member choir, under the direction of Junita Lamprecht-van Dijk, was selected from 119 choirs, from 40 countries, spanning five continents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NMMU<\/a> choir members \u2013 each and everyone \u2013 are ambassadors of our city. Over the years, they have performed extensively in and out of South Africa. Their eclectic repertoire of isiXhosa songs to more conventional western items, from pop to classical have wowed thousands of listeners in Chicago, New York, Italy, United Kingdom and now South America. Image what that does for us as a destination?<\/p>\n

\u201cI got up before 5am this morning, just to let the choir and Junita know that we, at NMBT<\/a>, are all very proud of them and that they should at all times, fly the Nelson Mandela Bay flag high and live the Nelson Mandela Bay brand,\u201d said Skefile, who jived with the choir in front of curious travellers before they departed.<\/p>\n

The international choir symposium is held every three years in a different country on a different continent.<\/p>\n

The choir is due back in Nelson Mandela Bay from their whirlwind trip next week.<\/p>\n

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Recent Tweets about the NMMU<\/a> Choir:<\/strong>
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So the NMMU choir is singing at the kraal…so glad I got thse LOUD ASS earphones<\/span>about 22 hours ago<\/a> via UberSocial for BlackBerry<\/a><\/em>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/a>
\nShosholoza Flash Mob in PE by the NMMU choir. Well wicked. http:\/\/bit.ly\/mPAPLx<\/a><\/span>2 August 2011 11:52 pm<\/a> via TweetDeck<\/a><\/em>Reply<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>Retweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/a>
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