THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS), along with the National School of Music, on Monday held an awards ceremony during the National Choral Festival held at the National School of Music.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, subject minister Dr Frank Anthony noted that the Festival was an initiative set up to encourage and promote Choral Music in Guyana. He said 43 musical groups participated in the Festival, and were judged in two categories, namely small and large, in order to accommodate the groups and give everyone a fair chance.

He said the groups had to sing a national song and a song of their choice, and out of the 45 participating groups, 25 made it to the finals.

Coming out on top in the large category was St. Joseph High School, while New Amsterdam Multilateral copped second, and Marian Academy placed third.

In the small category, ‘Circle of Love’ music group copped the first prize, Messengers music group placed second and J4 Inspiration came in third place.