Worcester Cathedral to soon host South Africa’s famous Drakensberg Boys Choir

Drakies will showcase their musical talents to UK audiences for their Hear Us Sing UK Tour

23 August 2024

What: The Drakensberg Boys Choir will deliver a captivating performance at Worcester Cathedral, featuring the choirs of King's Worcester, King's St Alban's and King's Hawford Junior Choir.

When: Friday, 27 September 2024, at 7:30 p.m. BST

Where: Worcester Cathedral, 8 College Yard, Worcester, WR1 2LA, United Kingdom

Details: Experience the Drakensberg Boys Choir's classical and Afro-Pop music blend in the magnificent Worcester Cathedral. The performance will be an unforgettable highlight of their UK tour. Known for their unique blend of classical choral works and Afro-Pop vibes, the choir promises a diverse and engaging repertoire highlighting South African music's best.

UK audiences can look forward to experiencing a captivating blend of classical masterpieces and infectious pop hits. The repertoire will range from the timeless compositions of Carl Orff and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to the vibrant rhythms of Afro-pop and traditional African contemporary works, promising to enchant audiences of all tastes. The Drakies, as the choir is also affectionately known, will offer the melodic genius of Ola Gjeilo, Knut Nystedt, and works from other celebrated composers during the tour.

Tickets: Tickets are available for purchase via Eventbrite for £16.96. You can purchase yours by clicking here.

About the Drakensberg Boys Choir: The Drakensberg Boys Choir School (DBCS) aims to prepare boys for life and leadership through excellence in music, academics, sports, and social enrichment in a Christian environment. Known affectionately as "Drakie boys," students are moulded to harness their musical talents to bring hope and positive change in South Africa and globally. With a 57-year history, DBCS is the only established choir school in South Africa, earning international respect and producing young men of exemplary character.

For many of our talented boys, attending this world-class choir school is a long-held dream come true. The blessing of talent does not only come to boys from families that can afford to pay for their children's unique education in the Drakensberg. Unfortunately, a boy's world-class talent cannot be realised due to a lack of funding. As a result, the Drakies bursary fund is critical in providing deserving boys with the opportunity to perform on the world choir stage, an honour they would not have had without generous donations to our bursary fund. Proceeds from the UK tour will go to the bursary fund.

Join us for a magical evening of music and experience the excellence of the Drakensberg Boys Choir, a genuinely South African national treasure.

The choirs of King’s Worcester, King’s St Alban’s and King’s Hawford Junior Choir will join the Drakensberg Boys Choir on stage - The King’s Foundation is a dynamic, thriving community of independent day schools for boys and girls aged two to eighteen. It is comprised of a Senior School and two Prep Schools, King’s St Alban’s and King’s Hawford, based across two beautiful sites. Attracting nearly 1,400 children from Worcestershire and beyond, King’s provides an exciting and inspiring education dedicated to helping girls and boys thrive and reach their potential. King’s Worcester and King’s St Alban’s are situated in picturesque surroundings alongside Worcester Cathedral and the River Severn. With a history dating back to the 7th Century and with close links to the cathedral, our city centre schools have a strong sense of tradition. As the Cathedral Choir School, the boy and girl choristers are educated at King’s. The more rural Prep School, King’s Hawford, is an award-winning, leading independent day school for those aged two to eleven. Set in 23 acres of land, which runs alongside the Droitwich canal in the heart of rural Worcestershire, it has nature on the doorstep. Pupils from all three schools look forward to performing alongside the Drakensberg Boys Choir.

Worcester Cathedral is a magnificent sight as it rises majestically above the River Severn. Worcester has been the seat of a bishopric since the Seventh Century, and the Cathedral was served by monks until the Reformation. Since the Eighteenth Century, the Cathedral has been famous for its part in the annual Three Choirs Festival, the oldest choral festival in existence. Today the Cathedral is the centre of a vibrant community of clergy and laypeople, offering the praises of God each day, serving the city and diocese of Worcester, and attracting visitors from all over the world.