The South Jeolla-Gwangju Integrated Special City Arts Center will host the 6th South Jeolla-Gwangju Boys and Girls Choral Festival at the Seoul Arts Center's main theater on Sept. 5 at 4 p.m.
The festival succeeds and expands on the Gwangju Metropolitan City Boys and Girls Choral Festival, which ran through last year, and is the first edition since Gwangju and South Jeolla Province merged.
The integrated city plans to develop the festival into a flagship youth cultural arts brand representing both regions, using it as a new starting point for cultural exchange and unity between South Jeolla Province and Gwangju.
Seven groups and about 300 performers will take the stage at the first festival since the merger. Participating ensembles include the South Jeolla-Gwangju Integrated Special City Boys and Girls Choir, the Suncheon City Boys and Girls Choir, the Gwangju Catholic Peace Broadcasting Fiat Domini Boys Choir, the Gwangju CBS Boys and Girls Choir, the Gwangju Parangse Choir and the Mokpo City Boys and Girls Choir. The Daejeon City Youth Choir will make a special appearance to celebrate the integration.
The region's leading youth choral groups will gather on one stage to showcase each ensemble's distinct character and musical excellence, offering a glimpse of both the present and future of youth choral culture.
The performance opens with the Suncheon City Boys and Girls Choir performing "Song of Hope" and "Byeol Henunn Bam." The Gwangju Catholic Peace Broadcasting Fiat Domini Boys Choir follows with "No Rocks A-Cryin'" and "Sing Sing Sing," while the Gwangju CBS Boys and Girls Choir adds to the energy with the African folk song "Aya Ngena" and "Dukkeobi Munjigi."
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