Royal College Choir
The Royal College Choir is one of the oldest school choirs in Sri Lanka. It was formed as the choir of Royal College, Colombo in 1919. The centenary celebrations were held in 2019.[1][2]
History
In November 1919, the school choir was established alongside the Music Society (now known as the Western Music Society) by Lewis Walker, then serving as acting principal, with the support of staff members S. P. Foenander, J. M. Fonseka and E. K. de Zilwa.[1][2]
Between 1920 and 1930, the choir won the "Meaden Shield" for ten consecutive years, including a perfect score of 200 out of 200 in 1926. The Royal College school song, School of our Fathers, was first performed in 1928 during the same competition. At the time, the Meaden Shield (Senior) group singing competition was regarded as Ceylon’s most prestigious choral music contest. The choir received support from Principal Harry Leslie Reed and master-in-charge Robert C. Edwards.[3]
In July 2018, the choir won three silver medals at the 10th World Choir Games held in Tshwane, South Africa. The awards were in the categories of youth choir, pop choir and folklore with accompaniment.[4][5][6]
Since 1993, the Western Music Society, together with the Royal College Choir, has organised the annual choral event "The Festival of Choirs".[7][8]
See also
- Notable former members of the Royal College Choir
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Royal College: Royal College Choir". royalcollege.lk. 2021-07-27. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Centenary celebration of Royal College Choir". www.ft.lk. 2020-01-03. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "A Century of Sounds by Royal College Choir". www.sundaytimes.lk. 2019-12-29. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "10th World Choir Games 2018". Interkultur. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Royal College Choir wins 3 silver medals at World Choir Games". www.adaderana.lk. 2018-07-15. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Royal college wins silver medals at the World Choir Games 2018". english.newsfirst.lk. 2018-07-15. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Festival of Choirs 2015". news.lk. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Royal College: Festival Of Choirs 2022". royalcollege.lk. 2022-11-01. Archived from the original on 2023-06-24. Retrieved 2025-06-14. Unknown parameter
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