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Sri Lankan boys' choir
The Royal College Choir is one of the oldest school choirs in Sri Lanka. It was formed as the choir of Royal College, Colombo in 1919. The centenary celebrations were held in 2019.[1][2]
In November 1919, the school choir was established alongside the Music Society (now known as the Western Music Society) by Lewis Walker, then serving as acting principal, with the support of staff members S. P. Foenander, J. M. Fonseka and E. K. de Zilwa.[1][2]
Between 1920 and 1930, the choir won the "Meaden Shield" for ten consecutive years, including a perfect score of 200 out of 200 in 1926. The Royal College school song, School of our Fathers, was first performed in 1928 during the same competition. At the time, the Meaden Shield (Senior) group singing competition was regarded as Ceylon’s most prestigious choral music contest.[according to whom?] The choir received support from Principal Harry Leslie Reed and master-in-charge Robert C. Edwards.[3]
In July 2018, the choir won three silver medals at the 10th World Choir Games held in Tshwane, South Africa. The awards were in the categories of youth choir, pop choir and folklore with accompaniment.[4][5][6]
Since 1993, the Western Music Society, together with the Royal College Choir, has organised the annual choral event "The Festival of Choirs".[7][8]
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