Music News | 17 September 2016 15:06 CET

Evening of classical music at MUSON

Source: vanguardngr.com

By Japhet Alakam
It is going to be a special evening for music lovers, especially lovers of classical music as Guchi Egbunine, a.k.a chief tenor, an awe-inspiring artiste with a natural depth and diversity in vocal music thrills his guests this Sunday in a show tagged “Vocal Chain Concert 2.0: Meeting the needs of a diverse community and age through top-notch music around the world.”

The concert which the artist described as “a music therapy” will hold at the MUSON centre Onikan, Lagos.

From stunning Opera performances, to intricately creative style of singing, Guchi's voice shines out among his peers, and was an easy lead to this inspiring Vocal Chain concert.

The evening is expected to a parade galaxy of Nigeria's leading singers and instrumentalists in classical, pop, jazz and Broadway music like 'Le Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Josh Groban, Cold Play, Andrea Bocelli among others. Guchi, who has featured in many concerts within and outside the shores of the country will be joined at the show by the likes of Ranti Ihimoyan, Perpetual Atife, Fatima Anyekema, Philip Uzor, Theosolites, Tosin Ajayi and Vocal Stream Tenors, all of artistes of international repute, who have made their marks in the genre of classical music.

Guchi revealed that the concert was initially scheduled to hold last August but was postponed due to lack of sponsorship.

According to him, “Music is something everyone associates and loves so why don't I give that to people for relaxation and let them know that they ought to be happy despite our shamble economy. I'm used to big stages and I feel so happy doing what I do best. I give all thanks to God also for the gift because people I meet will always say I'm vocal genius because of my voice and how flexible I am also in my musical knowledge.”

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