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OPERAFEST CHILDREN'S CHOIR, Malaysia was formed in 1986 to promote the arts and to provide a sound education through music.

Little was expected as to what it could achieve. Nonetheless, the vision to acquire artistic excellence never waned, because of the strong bond shared among the children, their parents, and the artistic director, Kam Sun-Yoke.

Sun-Yoke drew inspiration from the late, world-renowned opera conductor, Dr Jan Popper of UCLA, USA and the then director of the Vienna Boys' Choir, Dr. Tautschnig, who both convinced her that any project tempered with patience, love and dedication, must succeed.

In 1991, through hard work, unstinting persistence, grit and grind, The Operafest Childrens's Choir became the first Malaysian Choir to have won Second Place in their presentation of Purcell's Sound of Trumpet in the famous Llangollen, International Eisteddfod, Wales, and Third Place in the Koorfestival of Arnheim, Holland, a choir olympics held once in every four years.

Since then, The Operafest Children's Choir has propelled into the international circuit with invitations from abroad to perform in glorious choral festivals which are important thresholds of cultural exchanges and friendship among nations.

Todate, The Operafest Children's Choir has performed in Holland, Wales, Spain, Argentina, India, Greece, Marcedonia, Australia, Singapore, Indiana, New York and Montana (USA).

In Montana, we were among the top 20 selected stringently, out of some 150 participating choirs all over the world. It was a thrilling experience to be rated on par with the Russians and the Austrians.

The Operafest Children's Choir was also granted the unprecedented honour of singing alongside the Vienna Boys' Choir - twice.

It is our hope that someday, The Operafest Children's Choir will make Malaysia proud just as The Vienna Boys' Choir has done for Austria.

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Pat Lu and Friends of Operafest