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| Coordinates | 29°01′20″S 29°26′08″E / 29.02222°S 29.43556°E / -29.02222; 29.43556 |
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| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1967 |
| Founder | John Tungay |
| Status | Open |
| Grades | 4-9 |
| Gender | Male |
| Website | web |
Drakensberg Boys Choir School is a school near the small town of Winterton, in the heart of the Drakensberg mountain range in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The school educates the members of the Drakensberg Boys Choir. It was founded in 1967 and claims to be the only choir school in Africa.[citation needed] Enrollment is approximately 120 boys aged 9 to 15. The school has a 600-seat auditorium constructed in 1995 and holds weekly concerts. The Choir has toured the USA, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mauritius and many African countries.
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The school opened on 23 January 1967 with 21 pupils who had been selected by John Tungay from auditions he held across South Africa. The entire operation was privately financed by John from the sale of his Durban North residence, his dairy farm at Rosetta and his printing business.
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Set on a 100-acre (40 ha) estate in the Drakensberg, the facilities at the school have, from inception, been based on a "farm school" structure.
The current headmaster is Mr Andrew Stead.
From 1971, the Drakensberg Boys Choir has presented its choral programmes internationally, including North America, the Far East, across the continent of Africa as well as in Europe. In 1973, they were invited to the 6th World Festival of Choirs in Zimriya, Israel, where they won the first prize and received the only standing ovation at the festival. They also took part in the film "Those Naughty Angels" in the same year. The film is still screened in South Africa on occasion.
The choir has presented concerts in the United States four times. In Europe, they have sung in the UK, Hungary, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Poland and, by Papal request, at the Vatican City in front of the people.[1]
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Conductors of thed
The Bala Brothers, the award-winning South African vocal trio, attended Drakensberg Boys Choir School in the 1980s and 90s. In 1988, six years before the end of Apartheid, the oldest brother, Zwai, was the first black student admitted to the school.
Jean-Philip Grobler, an indie electronic synthpop artist, sang in the Drakensberg Boys' Choir during his childhood before moving to Brooklyn, NY to make music as St. Lucia.
