Choir director Robert Gillmer has chosen three pieces to showcase the vibrant talent of this ever-growing band of young choristers Baba Yetu, composed by Christopher Tin; Horizons, composed by Péter Louis van Dijk and Mangisondele Nkosi Yam (traditional).
It also reflects a new era of making music honouring the spirit of our iconic namesake, the late Nelson Mandela. This performance was even more special because the choir was established in 1994 as the University of Port Elizabeth Choir under founder conductor Junita van Dijk. Since then this institutional choir of students and alumni has sung its unique blend of western classics and traditional African melodies all over South Africa and abroad.
Congratulations to the Nelson Mandela University Choir for an excellent performance and on its 30th anniversary! #MandelaUni #MandelaUniChoir #diversity #excellence #ubuntu #MandelaAlumni