The Old Mutual National Choir Festival provincial knock-outs were staged on 5 August 2017 at the Sand Du Plessis Theatre in Mangaung. This choral festival is an annual program and 13 choirs from across the province took part this year. Winners of the two main categories - Standard and Large -walked away with prize monies to the tune of R50 000 and R30 000 respectively.
The Old Mutual National Choir Festival provincial knock-outs took place at a time when the Free State MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Mrs N.S. Leeto has made a commitment on behalf of the department that we will support choral music and its development throughout the Free State Province and prioritize the revival of choral music in the province.
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