GH Choral Music

Art or classical music in Ghana can be categorized into two main divisions: choral, the more popular form; and orchestral. The relatively higher popularity of choral art music in Ghana is widely attributed to the introduction of western hymnody by Christian missions in the 19th century and beyond. The missionaries’ indiscriminate suppression of indigenous musical forms in favour of their hymns is partly responsible for the dominance of Western choral musical styles in Ghana. Key Figures What is currently labeled as Ghanaian art music is generally credited to Ephraim Amu’s pioneering indigenization work dating back to the 1920s (Dor 2005; Agawu; 1994; Nketia 2004). Ephraim Amu revolutionized choral features distinct from its precursor, Western hymns and anthems. Amu’s pioneering emphasis on the adoption of the simple duple time, often with triplets, for all his African works—his emphasis on speech rhythm; on the relative lengths of words and syllables as key determinants for the

This year, there is going to be an award scheme for the Choral Youth Choirs in Ghana. This award scheme forms part of activities earmarked for the event dubbed GHYouth Choir Choral Festival. The Youth Choir Choral Awards is not a competition. It is just a system put in place to acknowledge the efforts that the Choral Youth Choirs in Ghana are putting up and to celebrate excellence when it comes to choral music since all the various awards scheme have sidelined that class of music not even Gospel music awards in Ghana.  “Nominations were done by a board and jury who took into consideration all Youth Choral activities that happened within the 2015 year under review. The voting system is to include the listeners of choral music to help us acknowledge the efforts of the choirs and individuals,” the CEO of Dugic Company Limited said. >>15 Awards to deserving Choirs/Individuals >>5 Honorary Awards >>Seminars/Workshops >>Choral Performances >>Music Exh

‪#‎ Biography‬ Born in 1921 in Mampong, Sekyere West District, Ashanti Region, Ghana, J. H. Kwabena Nketia was his parents' only child. He attended the University of London from 1944 to 1949, beginning with two years of study in linguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1949 he began three years' study at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Trinity College of Music, London, obtaining a B.A. degree. In 1958 a Rockefeller Fellowship allowed him to come to the United States, where he attended Columbia University (studying with Henry Cowell), the Juilliard School, and Northwestern University, studying musicology and composition. He was a professor of music at UCLA and the University of Pittsburgh, and has lectured in many prestigious universities worldwide, including Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, City University London, the University of Brisbane in Australia, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and the China Con