MINISTRY OF TOURISM DO YAWA

On the 16th of July, the ChoralDem group, Choral Music Ghana Team and fans of Harmonious Choral waited at the airport to welcome Harmonious Chorale warmly from South Africa and congratulate them. Most of us have been following the successes of HC during the World Choir Games - Tshwane 2018 organised by Interkultur. They were acknowledged by some of the media groups and Choral organizations.

While some organizations updated their social media pages with Welcome Messages for Harmonious Chorale, an institution rebranded the popular faces we know and gave us a Harmonious Chorale without a James Varrick Armaah. 😕 Below is the post which is now trending and has made the institution a laughing stock.

😂😂 I'm wasted out of laughter. I'll always be your Black Handel. I'm out.

TOP 10 COMMON PIECES YOU'D HEAR AT EVERY CHORAL CONCERT

10. Yensi den kamfo wo

This piece was composed by Newlove Annan. It contains a lot of counterpoints where by the parts sing different phrases simultaneously. The pieces has a lot of elements of contemporary music.

9. Arm! Arm ye brave

At almost every concert, there is always a bass soloist who wants to perform this bass aria from Judas Maccabaeus composed by George Frideric Handel. In the performance of the oratorio by VocalEssence Chorale on the 2nd of July, a lot of people sang along with Bass soloist, Francis Nyamekeh. This is an evidence of how common this aria has become.

8. Nya Gyedzi

This was composed by J. W. Sey. After Harmonious Chorale popularized it during the Festival of Praise and Worship concert in 2017, many choirs have replicated the arrangements keep on singing it during each and every concert.

7. Owenfo

"Owenfo" was composed by the late Ellen White. This piece was dedicated to one Mr. Bello Justice in Sunyani and sang for the first time by the Orion's Gate Chorale in Kumasi. Today, it is one of the most requested pieces by many music directors.

6. Dzidzorm

Forget the stigmatization against Voltarians. This piece is one of the local dialect pieces in which so many people have pleasure. It was composed by Kenn Kafui. The piece was almost consigned to neglect until it caught the attention of many Ghanaians when the keyboardists of Harmonious Chorale arranged a splendid accompaniment for it.

5. Mensi den

This is a breathtaking piece composed by James Varrick Armmah, music director of Harmonious Chorale. It is piece of thanksgiving to God and hence, its popularity at many concerts.

4. Mida akpe na Mawu

Also composed by Kenn Kafui, it was a piece that was very popular in the Volta Region and was adopted by the Police Brass Band. The Abibimma Youth Choir in Suhum popularized it in Eastern Region and now, almost every choir sings it.

3. Gyata bruwa

It was composed by Osei Boateng. This piece has become so popular that it is used as voice training and sound check. One beautiful part of the music is the counterpoint the alto part comes in with at the cadences.

2. Homma y mbo ose

This highlife was composed by Prof. Yaw Sekyi-Baidoo. It has some kind of serious groove that gets every listener on their feet. Also, many keyboardists play it in their solo works and it's either the first or the last.

1. Oye

A concert will never come to an end without this popular piece composed by James Varrick Armaah. Today, contemporary musicians have adopted the piece and sing it at gospel rock shows and during praise medleys at Charismatic Churches.