The winning choirs at the inaugural at the National Song Festival are set to receive their prizes today at a ceremony scheduled for the Umana Yana at 5 pm.
The New Amsterdam Secondary School Choir placed first in the large group category while the Messengers took the first prize in the small group category.
They will receive $300,000 and $200,000 respectively.
The New Amsterdam Secondary School Choir brought the audience to its feet singing “Sign of the Victory” at the recently held competition.
Dressed in their school’s uniform, the students also sang a ‘remixed’ version of the “Hymn for Guyana’s Children”.
When the results were revealed that the students placed first, they were so ecstatic that they jumped. And as they left the National Cultural Centre, they chanted their school’s name, pronouncing themselves the winners.
Representative of New Amsterdam Secondary School Choir Daniel Jacobs had told Stabroek News that