KC Chapel Choir heads to Washington
The Kingston College Chapel Choir will perform at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, as part of the Jamaican Embassy's first official event to commemorate Jamaica's 50th anniversary of its Independence.
This will be during the 73rd staging of the Cathedral's Annual Flower Mart, a festival organised by the All Hallow's guild of the National Cathedral.
Jamaica has participated in the festival for several years through floral works by a team headed by Marigold Harding, the custos of St Andrew.
During this year's event, Jamaica will be the 'honoured country'. Included in that will be the showcasing of various aspects of the country's culture featuring flora, art, literature, cuisine and music.
The choir was founded in 1947 to complement Kingston College's newly built St Augustine chapel and has established itself as one of the leading choirs in the West Indies.
It has recorded several LP recordings and CDs, the latest being Songs of Praise , which had a successful release last October.