A
singsong night have been organized by the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Choir
as part of activities to mark their sixtieth anniversary celebration in Bolgatanga.
The aim of the singsong night was to thank God for guidance, protection and for
seeing the choir through its 60 years of existence. As music makers, it was
therefore prudent to gather together to sing to glorify God.
The yearlong
anniversary which was launched in February this year, have organized health
screening exercise and embarked on outreach programmes including visits to
stations to sing together.
In August this year, the choir recorded its maiden
yet to be produced album titled “Our Praises”. On September, 29, the
celebration will be climaxed with a thanksgiving mass as well as awards and
dinner dance.
In all, seven choirs took part in singsong night. Five within the
Catholic Church; the Sacred Heart, St Cecilia, Young Sacred Heart and St. Peters
Choir, Holy Trinity Choir from Our Lady Queen of Africa Parish OLA and two
sister choir from the Seventh Day Adventist and the Methodist denominations.
In
an interview with Radio Ghana, the President of the Sacred Heart Cathedral
Choir Ms. Alice Abere-innga said, the choir is a liturgical arm in animating
the celebration of all Masses.
She indicated that since the inception of the
Choir by the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese in 1925, Masses were animated in Latin
until the late 50s when Vatican allowed masses to be said in local languages
alongside English.
It was in 1957 that the choir was formally established, but still
battling to resolve its longstanding leadership crisis.
Ms. Abere-innga further
cited poor practice attendance, inadequate musical instruments, books for
singing and the dwindling number of choristers as some challenges faced by the
choir.
She was however grateful to the church for taking steps to acquire some
musical instruments for the choir and appealed for more support in other areas.
She disclosed that despite the challenges, the choir has produced three priests
and three sisters serving in the vineyard of the Lord.
Ms. Abere-innga said good
singing enhances meditation, worship and the decent of the Holy Spirit, adding
that whoever sings, prays twice.
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