The Morgan State University Choir (MSUC) in partnership with the Tema Youth Choir last Sunday staged a free choral concert as part of activities lined up by the United States Embassy to celebrate 50 years of Ghana-United States relations.
The concert, dubbed “Ghana-US@50: Looking back and forward” was under the patronage of the US Ambassador to Ghana, Pamela E. Bridgewater.
As at 6:00pm, when the programme started, the National Theater, the venue for the programme was almost full to capacity as people came in their numbers to witness the wonderful occasion.
The stage, which was colorfully decorated to depict the spirit of the occasion, also had the flags of Ghana and the United States.
The Tema Youth Choir, which mounted the stage first, sang the United States national anthem while the Morgan State University choir followed with the Ghana national anthem. MSUC as well sang twi songs such as ‘Adinkanfo Mo’ and ‘Meni Otsu’.
Ambassador Bridgewater in an address thanked the choir, its leader and conductor, Dr Eric Conway for responding to her invitation and traveling all the way to Ghana to partake in the Embassy’s activities.
She delightfully thanked the State of Maryland, the city of Baltimore as well as the United States Embassy for supporting the choir to travel to Ghana.
“As a member of the Faculty of Political Science at the Morgan State University, I used to enjoy their campus performances and after I left the university I took every opportunity to attend their concert each time, revelling in their musical magic,” she told the audience.
Giving a brief background of the choir, Ms. Bridgewater said the university was led for more than three decades by the late Dr Nathan Carter.
“The choir is one of the most prestigious university choral ensembles the nation has ever had,” she said.With over 140 strong voices, the choir is noted for its spectacular and historic performances.
