MUSON Festival 2015 will begin on October 14 with the Musical Society of Nigeria, which organises the annual event, celebrating the achievements of present and former students of the School of Music established in 1989. With the theme: ‘Celebrating the School of Music: The Arts through Young Nigerian Eyes’, the festival will be on till October 25.
It is to begin with the youth concert featuring the seven finalists for this year’s MusiQuest.
My Kind of Music, which features distinguished guests discussing their favourite music, will hold the next day. On the bill this year are Consul-General, South African Consulate-General, Lagos, Ambassador M. S. Monaisa; Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Osagie Okunbor; Deputy Director, MUSON School of Music, Edna Soyanwo; and Head, Energy and Natural Resources, FBN Capital, Rolake Akinkugbe.
This year’s festival drama is Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical, Jesus Christ Super Star. To take place on October 16 and 17, it is produced by Uche Nwokedi’s Playhouse Initiative. The MUSON Symphony Orchestra conducted by its German inspirational Visiting Conductor, Walter-Michael Vollhardt, will handle the classical concert which will hold on October 18.
Other events on the programme include the MUSON Diploma School Festival Recital, the Jazz Night featuring current students and alumni of the MUSON School of Music and a dance concert titled ‘The Gathering’, a partnership between the MUSON and the Society of the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN). It will feature dance studios across Lagos.
The Emeka Nwokedi-led MUSON Choir and the School Orchestra will perform Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ to close the festival on October 25.
