The young musicians of the Voice Print Music Academy trained by Dilan
Irugalbandara and Ms. Matheesha Udawatte represented Sri Lanka at the Third World Virtual Choir Festival (WVCF) held from April 30 to May 7.
It was presented by the Bandung Choral Society of Bandung, Indonesia.
The Voice Print Music Academy choir performed a rendition of the all-time favourite Michael Jackson song “Will you be there” with their own Sri Lankan twist. The choir was able to represent Sri Lanka to its very core by bringing in the signature Sri Lankan culture and music into this number and was able to impress the judges and win them over with the out of the world music arrangement, catchy choreography, innovative video concept and passionate performance.
The Academy was recognized by the jury for its electric performance and received a special award for the “Most Expressive Performance” at the WVCF 2021. They also received the highest score for performance and snatched the gold medal in the Children’s category.
This virtual festival was intended to provide a platform for singers to continue singing and give performances as the Covid-19 pandemic is still ongoing and did not provide opportunities for singers to gather and attend the choir competition as done earlier before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Despite the pandemic, the Music Academy was able to responsibly train the children virtually and in a safe manner, submit the performance online and in the end bring the WVCF 2021 Winner’s Gold award and medal to the country.
This win goes out to all the children who worked tirelessly and gave their 100% and for the parents who gave their 200%. The entire choir along with the two music directors Dilan Irugalbandara and Matheesha Udawatte are proud of this win and to make Sri Lanka shine bright on a global platform.