Breige Wil­son

Je­unes Agapes, the youth­ful south­ern choir com­pet­ing in the Sa­cred Mu­sic cat­e­go­ry of the 29th bi­en­ni­al mu­sic fes­ti­val at the Na­pari­ma Bowl trounced the oth­er com­peti­tors with their ren­di­tion of the Test Piece Pa­nis An­geli­cus.

For the tune of choice, they of­fered a med­ley of Ne­gro spir­i­tu­als. And so they were home and dry. The Ro­man Catholic Church on Har­ris Prom­e­nade, Our La­dy of Per­pet­u­al Help ad­dressed the Test Piece and added Glo­ria as the se­lec­tion of choice. First run­ner-up in the cat­e­go­ry was the South Re­gion­al Mass Choir of­fer­ing, of course, the Test Piece and Praise His Holy Name. The win­ner's per­for­mance was sooth­ing, heart­felt and just short of per­fec­tion. Win­ners of the Op­er­at­ic Duet–Tur­on Nicholas and John Loney added spice and dra­ma to their per­for­mance as they en­ter­tained ful­ly with, Bess You Is Mah Lover Now. South Mu­sic Fes­ti­val ad­ju­di­ca­tor Jan Har­ring­ton ap­plaud­ed the two for their per­for­mance and de­scribed it as re­al­ly touch­ing. In class 2f1, Cham­ber Mu­sic Duet win­ners–Stephanus Ram­gat­tie and Daron Roberts played–The Ar­rival of the Queen of She­ba with a rich and mes­meris­ing qual­i­ty while Navid Bab­wah won the steel pan so­lo play­ing The Over­ture to the Bar­ber of Seville.

The three com­peti­tors in the Or­a­to­rio-Male, Class 2a9, hon­eyed their per­for­mances. Ran­dolph Shaf­frali placed third, Mar­lon de­Bigue came in sec­ond place with Arnold Ran­some the win­ner. There were al­so on­ly three com­peti­tors in the Or­a­to­rio- Fe­male, Class 2a9. Tur­on Nicholas emerged win­ner over Di­ana Lawrence and Shana Al­leyne. The ad­ju­di­ca­tor com­mend­ed the ladies on their per­for­mances. The Trinidad and To­ba­go Mu­sic Fes­ti­val Cham­pi­onship (South) be­gins to­day at the same venue.