We are drawing towards the end of the camp and have bitter sweet feelings about it. Saying goodbye to all the friends that we have made will not be easy but we know that every ending is really just a new beginning. We are at the point where get to put all the pieces that we have worked so hard on all week together and share a sneak preview of what the Fusion in heaven will be like with a public audience.

Our morning started with breakfast, devotions and then rehearsals for three hours before breaking for lunch. The afternoon comprised of the main rehearsal for the main concert tomorrow. With the stage set-up, the bands and choirs took their places and had a run down of the pieces that will be played tomorrow. What was running through many minds was, if this is just the rehearsal, what will the concert tomorrow be like!!! It will not be a concert to be missed especially if you are in Zimbabwe. For those abroad, thankfully there will be recordings of made available.

Flash Interviews 

You have heard from us how great the camp was, now you get to hear it from some of the participants themselves. We asked delegates from the different territories what the highlight for them was this week and here is what they said:

Conducting Workshop

They had their youngest lady Chamakar Jameson (13) conducting the band with confidence, she is going places

Brass Technics

John said for him, the most important thing in brass music is the sound produced. With two men, they illustrated how

Songster leadership. 

They shared what they learnt through singing at the hospital, tonight they shared it with the rest of the delegates at camp

Taking care of our instruments

Monika offered a brief lesson on how to take care of brass instruments including greasing and cleaning the valves. She explained why it is important to have a clean instrument and she explained how to clean them and what oils to use. Very useful information indeed!

Conducting Workshop

They had their youngest lady Chamakar Jameson (13) conducting the band with confidence, she is going places and Philip was happy with her progress.

Vocal Technics

Abzel taught on taking good care of our voices as well as the importance of taking care of outer appearance. He also shared the steps to producing a good, well-rounded voice including opening the mouth wide enough.

Timbrels workshop

They presented what they learnt through the week. The group also comprised of first-time players. By the end of the song, some had lost some of the ribbons from their timbrels. Talk about leaving it all on the floor for Jesus.

Photo Presentation

Thanks to Tobias Kramer for capturing so many moments and emotions throughout the week. Here is a compilation of some of the pictures:

For the last camp evening devotions,  the word shared was “Excellence”, which is what we have been pursuing all week. Thomas explained that excellence, for musicians means consistency and that we should take what we learnt this week into our lives because excellence is not an act, its a habit. That is a word that many of us will carry with us.