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MUSON DAY CONCERT
Featuring: The MUSON School Alumni
Date: Sat., Oct. 25, 2014
Venue: Agip Recital Hall
Time: 6.00pm
1. Address – Chairman, MUSON
2. Concert _
3. Address
–
4. Cutting
of MUSON Cake
5. Cocktails/Networking
THE MUSON SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
This is a body of
musicians who graduated from the MUSON Diploma School of Music through an MTN
Foundation scholarship. It is the largest conglomeration of trained musicians
in Nigeria as at today as they boast of about one hundred and eighty (180)
members.
The MUSON Diploma
School produced its first set of accomplished graduates in the year 2008 and
since then it has been producing some of the finest and highly talented
musicians on a yearly basis.
The main objective
of the association is “Furthering the cause of healthy music in the society”.
This association
has staged a number of concerts either on its own or in affiliation with other
groups, some of these are;
·
Appreciation Concert at the Pinefield School, Lekki. 2009
·
MUSON Alumni Concert at the Agip Hall of MUSON Center, 2010
·
Valentine Eve Concert at the Agip Hall of MUSON Center, 2014
One of the
projects of the association is the Concert for Schools Series which is tagged
“Concert of Stars”. The aim of this is to give needed exposure to children of
Primary and secondary schools. This exposure will in turn help these young ones
discern between healthy music that can enhance the growth of the nation and
individuals to those that can destroy our heritage.
We have had two
(2) of these educative performances at
·
Kings College Lagos, 2010 and
·
Halifield College, 2014
The various
endeavours of members have really helped in developing the standard of music in
our society.
v A considerable
number of Alumni now give back to the institution that made them by also
teaching in the various departments of the school.
v Nigerian Theater
is a major area where music is deficient and the likes of Ayo Ajayi and Olumide
Dada are leading a renaissance of music in the field with performances like
SARO the Musical, Obele and the Storyteller, a play staged at the opening
ceremony of the Port Harcourt World Book Festival and many others to their
credit.
v The dearth of Art
Music in the society is now being revived by Kehinde Oretimehin, Paul Ogunboye
and a host of other alumni.
v Jazz music is taking
on a new look under the professional auspices of members of this great
association. The fusion of indigenous materials into Jazz is a creation of
specialists like Imoleayo Balogun and a host of others in the association.
v Operatic singing
at its very best can be found in no other place than this association with the
likes of Agatha Ibeazor (Prima Donna), Fatima Anyekema and others flying the
flag.
v The MUSON
Orchestra currently has sixty percent of its members drawn from the Alumni.
v Choirs in both
contemporary and orthodox Churches have witnessed tremendous growth with the
high influx of our best in these religious places of worship either as
Directors, Organists or Choristers.
ALUMNI IN THE DIASPORA
A lot of our
members have been graduating from notable schools in the United Kingdom and the
United States of America.
PERFORMING GROUPS
IN THE ASSOCIATION
·
5yz Men
·
Girls Rule Band
·
The Three (3) Baritones
·
Sistas Diva
·
Golden String Quartet
·
P4 String Quartet
