Local student choir, Imba! will be performing during the FSSO Epic Gamical Concert on Saturday evening. One of their performances will be the choral piece, Baba Yetu, which was composed by internationally renowned composer Christopher Tin. Tin is best known for Baba Yetu from the video game Civilization IV, which became the first piece of video game music ever to win a Grammy Award in 2011. If you don't know Baba Yetu have a look at this video - the performance is conducted by Tin himself and features the Welsh National Opera Orchestra, with the Celebration Chorus and KwaZulu-Natal Youth Chorus.
Imba! means 'Sing' in the Oshiwambo language of Namibia.
The choir was founded in 2017 for Choral Conducting exams by Tuhafeni Michael. Due to growing chorister demand the choir was formally set up with the aims of building a formal foundation for Odeion School of Music OSM, UFS conducting students outside the lectures; to promote singing on the UFS main campus and reach audience members around campus with modern music; to develop a creative space for expressing musicianship among non-music students; and also to promote traditional and folk music from around the continent as a means to embrace diversity.
The choir was founded in 2017 for Choral Conducting exams by Tuhafeni Michael. Due to growing chorister demand the choir was formally set up with the aims of building a formal foundation for Odeion School of Music OSM, UFS conducting students outside the lectures; to promote singing on the UFS main campus and reach audience members around campus with modern music; to develop a creative space for expressing musicianship among non-music students; and also to promote traditional and folk music from around the continent as a means to embrace diversity.
The choir currently comprises of 23 singers who are all University of the Free State students from various fields of studies. Tuhafeni Michaelserves as Artistic Director, Eslon Hindundu as Conductor together with Nathan Carlo, Conductor and Accompanist.
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