BRING HOME THE GOLD- NEW ZEALAND 2024

WORLD CHOIR GAMES 2024

Help Us Bring Back the Gold... Again!

Takoma Academy is excited to announce that, the Takoma Academy Chorale, under the direction of Mrs. Lulu Mupfumbu, will compete in the 13th World Choir Games, the largest choral competition in the world. In 2018 the Takoma Academy Chorale proudly participated in this competition in South Africa and won 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals. There were 10 Choirs from the US that competed and brought home a total of 14 medals, 3 of which were from Takoma Academy!

Takoma Academy is the only choir from Maryland that will participate in this competition. Occurring every two years on a different continent, the World Choir Games is based on the Olympic ideals, which aim to peacefully unify people and nations connected by song in a fair competition. It attracts upwards of 25,000 individuals representing hundreds of choirs from around the world. The competition will be held on July 9-20, 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand.

In addition to competing, the students will have an opportunity to visit and learn about the people and cultures of New Zealand and Austraila, as well as participate in service projects.

About Takoma Academy

Takoma Academy, based in Takoma Park, Maryland and founded in 1904, is a co-educational Christian high school devoted to developing the whole person - physically, academically, and spiritually with a vision of empowering learners for everlasting excellence. The World Choir Games will provide our students with a once in a lifetime opportunity to do so on an international stage. We invite you to join our us to support Takoma Academy students to raise funds to make it to this competition.

The Challenge

We need to raise $300,000 for our students to compete in this world-renowned event. Through a variety of fundraising efforts this school year, the Takoma Academy community, Chorale students, and their parents are working diligently to raise funds. Yet, we need greater support from our larger community to achieve this goal. We urgently need YOUR support to achieve our objective to raise at least 70% of our goal by March 15, 2024.

More about Takoma Academy Chorale

Comprising 69 students from grades 9-12, the Takoma Academy chorale’s goal is to pursue excellence and in doing so, they have been recognized locally and internationally. In 2012, 2013, and 2015, the choir won the Montgomery County Martin Luther King Award and were invited to perform for the Martin Luther King Celebration at the Strathmore Center. In 2013, the choir earned 1st place at the I-Sing High School Choir Challenge at Reid Temple AME Church and was awarded $5,000. In February 2019 the Chorale competed in the Sing N’ Joy International Competition in Princeton, NJ and won 2 gold diplomas including 1st place in Sacred Music.

The choir has also performed nationally and, internationally to include: Canada, Bermuda, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands, France, Czech Republic, Bahamas and South Africa.

The Takoma Chorale maintains an active performance schedule throughout the school year. Past performances have included:

White House for the First Lady Michelle Obama, 2016 Miss World Competition, FBP,CIA, World Bank, Bible Museum Gala, The Living Legends for Service to Humanity, U.S. Dream Academy Gala , opening of the Colin Powell Gallery at the African American, the Eastern Region American Choral Director’s Association Convention, the Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts, and dozens of churches in the DMV area.

Help us to bring home The Gold…. Again from the 13th World Choir Games and join us in the celebration.

We thank God for the opportunity and we thank YOU for your belief in us as well as your support.

TAX RECEIPTS – are available upon request sent to [email redacted].

Below is a recap of the 2018 WCG Experience!

In 2020 our students were working hard to prepare for the 2020 World Choir Games in Belgium. In a heart-breaking turn of events, our plans were halted by the pandemic. Below is the promotional video and testimony of our former students that had hoped to experience the WCG in 2020.