Shillong choir founder named to World Choir Council

New Delhi — The founder, director and pianist of the prestigious Shillong Chamber Choir, , has been nominated to the World Choir Council, the apex body of choral music, said an official statement Thursday.

The council will have delegates from 70 countries, 120,000 choirs and 4.8 million singers, for four years 2012-2016.

The Shillong Chamber Choir is one of the oldest choral groups in India and is sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), a statement of the ICCR said Thursday.

The group was especially invited to perform before US President Barack Obama during his official visit to New Delhi, as well as for President Pratibha Patil earlier. The choir group has won three awards at the World Choir Games – an international event themed around choral music.