Grace Oforka: African music with classical instruments
Watch my interview with an African (Nigerian) Art Composer, Vocal Coach, and Art Musician Grace Oforka. She has written numerous works ranging from solo Instruments, chamber works, orchestra, songwriting, and operas. Her works have been commissioned, premiered, and performed at Doctoral and masters recitals at several Music departments at Universities in the United States of America, Prof. Terry Ewell’s channel, the Chicago symphony orchestra, the International Women festival at the University of Mississippi, the University of Witsrand South Africa, University of Iowa, Luev concerts, University of Wisconsin, IDRS conference, and Akojopo concerts among other concert halls and music festivals. Some of her works have also been used as instructional materials by professors of music in universities and music conservatories across the globe to teach African music. She has also held masterclasses on the voice and her music for music students at Lagos state university (Musan, Lasu). She is the Co-founder of the Graciedion Chorale Society and Graciedion Media Music and Vocal Institute.
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Selection of music composed by Grace Oforka:
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