- About Us: CHOIR’S PROFILE: DIVINE CHORALE-GHANA
Divine Chorale-Ghana, a non-profit choir, was established as the main performing choir under the Pat-Darko Divine Music Chamber now EmmRac INNOVATIONS in the Kumasi city in June 2010 and has raised the standard... moreCHOIR’S PROFILE: DIVINE CHORALE-GHANA
Divine Chorale-Ghana, a non-profit choir, was established as the main performing choir under the Pat-Darko Divine Music Chamber now EmmRac INNOVATIONS in the Kumasi city in June 2010 and has raised the standard of choral music performance since its existence.
It was officially inaugurated in September 2011 and was widely attended by thousands of choral music lovers across the country. The group has performed at numerous high profile functions like the international leadership awards night (tuzoya oungozi), national peace makers rally at the national theater among others. The group also embarked on a nationwide peace campaign tour which was dubbed "11.11.12 - Sing Ghana 4 peace".
The choir is noted for music evangelism and charity projects in Ghana. Notable is the annual Community Music Evangelism Project (Com-MEP) which won the best humanitarian concert of the year in 2016.
Type of Ensemble: Mixed Voice Choir
Membership: 66
Chief Patron: Dr. Eric Owusu Mensah – CEO, QUAMA FOOD Proc. Co. Ltd.
Executive Director: Emmanuel Boadu-Darko (Inspector De Sanku-Man), Ghanaian Art Musician/Composer
Deputy Directors: Kinsford Ofori Kwarteng, Patrick Binfo, Ernest Kuma Deale and Dr. Kwabena Kodua
Major staged events
• Inaugural concert (feat. National Symphony Orchestra String Quartet) Sep 2011
• 11.11.11. - Adom birthday concert
• Peace makers rally 2012, National Theatre
• 11.11.12 - Sing Ghana for Peace (Nationwide Peace Campaign Tour)
• Great Alliance Concert (Annually)
• 11.11.13 - My love
• 11.11.14 - Hymns and Classical Concert
• Community Music Evangelism Project (Com-MEP) 2015
• 11.11.15 - 5th Anniversary Concert
• Our service to the community (a prisons/charity ministry)
• Community Music Evangelism Project (Com-MEP) 2016
• 11.11.16 - Different Colors, One People Concert
• Alabanza Chapter I
• My mum and I (Maiden Edition) - May 2017
• 11.11.17 – Musical Concert and Launch of Two (2) Albums (Audio and Video)
Divine Inspiration Vol. II & III
• Alabanza Chapter II
• 11.11.18 – THE CREATION (a sacred oratorio by Joseph Haydn) accompanied by The National Symphony Orchestra, Ghana
Albums/Recordings: Four inspirational albums
• DIVINE INSPIRATION VOL I – Mitso Aseye
• DIVINE INSPIRATION VOL II – Ab]fo Reto Dwom Daa
• DIVINE INSPIRATION VOL III – Yiw Nyame Ye
• MASEDA DWOM with Sam Asare Bediako
Featured in ADWOA BENEWAA LARBI’S ALBUM
National Awards
• Best Choral Album of the year, 2016 – Gh Choral Music Awards
• Best Humanitarian Concert of the year, 2016 (Community Music Evangelism Project)
Divine Chorale provides soul-inspiring choral music and uses music as a tool for evangelism. less - Location: kumasi, Ghana [map]
- Since: 2010
- Voices: Mixed
- Choir type: Chamber choir, Male choir, Female choir, Juvenile Choir
- Genres: Classical, Folk/Ethnic, Sacred, Choral
- Open to new singers: Yes - auditions required
