Swingly Wicliff Sondak
Indonesia
North Sulawesi
North Sulawesi GMIM Male Choir
North Sulawesi GMIM Male Choir (NSGMC) was formed by the grace of God.
The NSGMC is a choir that was officially formed in January 2006 under the initiative of the Men’s Commission of the Fathers of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Minahasa, INDONESIA.
This choir was initially formed consisting of 60 men/fathers at the GMIM synod under the care of a technical team chaired by Ir. Wenny Pantow, and consisting of Pnt. Joy Korah, Mr. George Ruata, Mr. James Paulus, and Mr. Melky Sikape.
NSGMC still routinely conducts auditions at certain periods in the aim of refreshing and strengthening the team.
All members who are joins have the same vision and mission to glorify God through singing.
Nowadays, Under the direction of the young conductor, Swingly Wicliff Sondak, NSGMC becomes a choir that has a diverse repertoire a vision of preaching the gospel to all the world.
Throughout these 2 decades, NSGMC has been actively participating in various competitions and festivals in several places and countries.
Here are some of the achievements that achieved by this choir:
– Silver medal in the Male Choir category at the World Choir Games in Xiamen China 2006
– Gold Champion in the Male Choir category at the Asian Choir Games in Jakarta 2007
– 1 st Runner-up Champion of World Choir Games in the Male Choir category at Graz Austria 2008
– Silver Medal in the Male Choir category at the World Choir Games in Cincinnati USA 2012
– 1 st Runner-up Champion of Asia Pacific Choir Games in the Male Choir Category in Manado 2013
– Gold Champion of CANTA AL MAR in the Male Choir category at Barcelona Spain 2014
– Gold Champion of the Indonesia Male Competition 2022