As she commenced her
rendition of J. Strauss Junior’s Mein Herr Marquis, the classic, the atmosphere
in the hall grew serene, the audience was very attentive. Then she did the
often-heard The Laughing Song; and she was rewarded with a resounding applause
by the appreciative guests gathered at that evening of classical music
performance at the Banana Island School, Ikoyi. It was no surprise that after
the main act, and the guests were asked to request a bonus classic number from
the offered menu, the unanimous decision was that Ranti should render The
Laughing Song again.
The soprano solo, Ranti Ihimoyan was my favourite performer on
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Vesta Violins-organised Wednesday Classics (a
series of concerts, which holds on the last Wednesday of every month; but on
this occasion, was staged in collaboration with-the British Council as part of
the Lagos Theatre Festival.
Attendance at the concert
was a blend of demographics — the elderly and the young, Nigerians and
foreigners – a rich mix of tastes and obvious lovers of western classic tunes.
Ranti, the trained chemical engineer turned professional singer won their
hearts all. I wondered why I had not heard of this beautiful singer before
then. My search online revealed that her Yoruba folk song, Iwe Kiko had enjoyed
massive airplay on several radio stations. While in secondary school, Ranti won
the first place soloist prize in the Shell Schools Competition, and has since
been performing at top range classical music concerts in the country and
outside. But the other performers of the nine classic tunes selected also
performed with grace and panache, and the audience had a full feast.
Without doubt, the classic music scene is thriving with candour in
Lagos, and the Vesta Violins- Classical Wednesday session flagging off opening
programmes of the Lagos Theatre Festival, was indeed a blessing.Dolapo is also
participant in the ongoing Young Critics workshop as part of 2017 Lagos Theatre
Festival.
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