Dekoor Close Harmony from The Netherlands performing 'It Don't Mean a Thing' by The Real Group at the World Choir Games 2012 during the Jazz competition. Dekoor was awarded the title World Champion of Jazz for the second time in a row and was also pronounced World Champion of Pop at the festival in Cincinnati. www.dekoor.nl

Dekoor Close Harmony (1985) is a choir of 30 students of the Utrecht University in The Netherlands. Conducted by Christoph Mac-Carty the choir brings a mix of jazz, gospel and popular music to the stage, while occasionally experimenting with classical genres and world music as well.

During their existence Dekoor has managed to obtain a unique place among the Dutch choir society thanks to winning several prizes, their most recent one being 'Best Dutch Vocal Group' at the BALK TOPfestival of 2011. In 2012 the choir went on a tour to the United States to participate at the World Choir Games. Here they prolonged their title of World Champion of Jazz which they were award with at the World Choir Games 2010 in China. They were also pronounced World Champion of Pop, defeating many popular choirs from around the world. The choir is well known in The Netherlands for winning the first Dutch edition of the popular television show 'Clash of the Choirs' in 2007.

For more information please visit www.dekoor.nl or e-mail info@dekoor.nl

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