Oyebade Dosunmu responds to our post on the Fela Sowande Singers Debut Concert:
Dear Bill,
Thank you so much. I would have responded earlier
but had to fly out of town right after the Fela Sowande Singers' concert
to attend a few meetings and give a talk. The concert was very
successful. It was well attended by a very enthusiastic audience, and
the choir and soloists performed exceptionally well. A precedent has
definitely been set for future exciting projects.
I truly
appreciate what you are doing to bring awareness to the work of black
composers and scholars. The exposure is much needed. I have long felt a
similar need to create networking and creative fora for African
composers and performers. Several month ago, I set up a Facebook page
called African Art Music: https://www.facebook.com/AfricanArtMusic
Here's a brief description of the purpose of the page:
"African
Art Music is an online community serving exponents of modern art music
resident in Africa and the world over. Here, composers, performers, and
aficionados of all categories have opportunities to network with one
another and share their creative ideas. The forum provides a global
space where art music events, publications, recordings and projects may
be announced, and a round-table for brainstorming on developments--old and new--in the world of modern African art music."
I
have been working on creating a fullfledged website..., for which, eventually, the Facebook page will be a
companion site.
The
other project I have been pursuing is an anthology of African and
African Diasporic vocal and choral works, to be published by MRI press.
Although the call for scores is technically closed, I am still very much soliciting compositions. The call for scores can be found here:
Your
commitment to promoting the underexposed field of African/African
Diasporic art music is inspiring and I would be happy to collaborate
with you towards achieving this goal anytime the opportunity presents itself.
Regards,
Oye
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