Reformed church inter-synod groups sing god's praises
Monday, September 27, 2010
My pen is still dancing to the reverberations of the good choral performance offered last Saturday during the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa and the Dutch Reformed Church's annual Inter-Synod music competitions at the SSKB auditorium. Revellers and those bitten by the music bug voiced their musical aptitude in a competition themed, 'Voices in Harmony'.
Just like football, the event brought together nations as about 22 choirs from the various synods in South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana praised the Lord in choral music.
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