George, Wendy Hymes perform at Jubilee concert

If you love the flute, violin and piano, then you missed a splendid performance by the National Symphony Orchestra and three other famous musicians as they climaxed this year’s Jubilee Concert at the National Theater last Saturday.

Other artistes who performed alongside the National Symphony Orchestra were Rachel Barton Pine, a famous professional violinist from the United States, George Francois, a famous pianist and Ghanaian born Nigerian, and Wendy Hymes, a famous flutist from Italy and the unbeatable Winneba Youth Choir.

Rachel Barton drew the curtain with a tune from Gioacchino Rossini, entitled “William tell over”, with Wendy Hymes in a flute performance of Lan Clarke’s “The great train race” and George Francois in a piano performance of a Sere Rachmaninoff piece.

The National Symphony Orchestra also performed George Frederic Handel’s “water music suite”, and the Winneba Youth Choir brought the programme to a close with three Akan songs - “Monna Nase” by Professor J.H. Nketia, “Amensuom Twerampong” by Reverend Gaddiel Acquaah and “Yen ara asase ni” by Dr Ephraim Amu.

The programme was dubbed “Celebration of Ghanaian Composers”.

The audience at the function was made up of mainly foreigners, with a handful of Ghanaians. Only a few youth were in attendance.

The Jubilee Concert started last Thursday and it featured famous musicians like Rachel Barton Pine (Violin), Wendy Hymes (flute), Rodger French (Accordion), and George Francois (Piano).

The programme was presented by the Winneba Youth Choir, The National Symphony Orchestra and the International Centre for African Music & Dance, in collaboration with the African Chorus Inc, USA, the United States Embassy-Accra and the Ghana @50 Secretariat.