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HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL 'CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF THE WORLD'
Hereford Cathedral School’s Cantabile Girls’ Choir have been voted Children’s Choir of the World – the first English choir to claim the title.
Cantabile won the prestigious award at the renowned International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, beating off stiff competition from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and mainland Europe.
The International Musical Eisteddfod, whose patron is HRH The Prince of Wales, was founded in Llangollen, Wales, in 1947. Cantabile tied in first place with the British Columbia Girls’ Choir – each will receive a trophy. Jo Williamson, Director of Cantabile, said: “I was speechless when I heard how well we had done and I couldn’t be prouder of the girls!” Cantabile Girls’ Choir have been past winners of BBC Songs of Praise Senior School Choir of the Year and were Barnardo’s School Choir of the Year in 2017. This year, Mrs Williamson also led Cantabile to win the Children’s Folk Song category at the Eisteddfod.
The Hereford Cathedral School parents are also rightly proud of their daughters with one, Caroline Mifflin, whose daughters Charlie and Bo are members of the talented Cantabile, saying: “Greg and I are always amazed by Llangollen – how a small Welsh town can
attract huge choirs from all over the world.
“Charlie has really enjoyed being part of this amazing team. She joined as a little tiny trainee in Year 7 after a lot of hard work and was given the job of looking after the younger girls on this trip and made great friends with them. She enjoyed the fact that her last competition with Cantabile was so successful.”
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