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As a contemporary community choir, the Tema Youth Choir (TYC) was founded in November 2001 under the direction of Mr. Ebenezer A. Allotey. A relatively new entrant on the community choirs scene, the TYC has, thankfully, good professional leadership, committed membership, and a backbone of well-meaning benefactors, patrons, and Executive Board. Expectedly, the Choir has grown and progressed steadily over the period, and is now regarded by the general public as a leading Youth Choir in Ghana.

Aims & Objectives

  •  To share & develop musical skills, aptitudes and talents in the youth of Tema.
  • To provide opportunities for social interaction with choral music (with a bias for Christian & patriotic music) in Ghanaian communities, but most especially in the industrial city of Tema and its vicinity.To be an avenue for continuing social and Christian education of its members.
  • To be a leader in the production of Western choral classics, African/Ghanaian contemporary choral classics, folk, and patriotic choral music in Ghana and Africa.
  • To provide a nurturing ground for careers in music and the performing arts.

Events & Engagements 

The TYC holds regular quarterly concerts each year. The 1st Quarter concerts are normally Easter Concerts; the 2nd Quarter concerts are normally Western Choral Classics (biased); the 3rd Quarter concerts are normally African/Ghanaian Contemporary Choral Classics (biased); and the 4th Quarter concerts are normally Christmas Concerts or Festivals of Nine Lessons and Carols. Other musical events are held from time to time, notably at prestigious venues in the major cities of Accra, Tema, and Kumasi.

Generally considered a Choir of choice, the TYC has performed creditably at important private, public, corporate, and national functions. The Choir’s significant engagements include:

  • 25th Wedding Anniversary of the former President, H.E. Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings.
  • Birthday Parties of the former President, H.E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufour.
  • Reception of the Busia Foundation for 32 Bishops from the USA.
  • The Institute of Economic Affairs, the Ghana Chamber of Mines, and the Ghana-Denmark Chamber of Commerce Dinner Dances.
  • Presidential Cocktail Reception at the State House for Ghana’s 49th Independence Day.
  • The State Dinner Reception of H.E. the President, Mr. John Agyekum Kufour, for H.E. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan at the Accra International Conference Centre.
  • 40th Anniversary Concert of Lufthansa Airlines operations in Ghana, Accra.
  • the State Dinner Reception of H.E. President John Agyekum Kufour, for H.E. Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United states of America at the State House, Accra.
  • Preliminaries to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s 100th Birthday Celebration at the State House, Accra.

On the International scene, the TYC has collaborated with several overseas groups in Ghana, including:

  • The Embassy of the United States of America, Accra, Ghana.
  • The British High Commission, Accra 
  • The British Council, Accra, Ghana 
  • The Chamber Singers of Haverford & Bryn Mawr Colleges, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • The Fisk University Jubilee Singers, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, (under the auspices of the Embassy of the United States of America, Accra, Ghana)
  • The Morgan State University Choir, USA. 
  • The Embassy of France, Accra / Alliance Francaise, Accra.
The TYC also represented Ghana at the Ehlome Choral Festival (a 7-nation international choral festival) in Lome, Togo, in May 2009, where it was selected to represent West Africa at the 2011 International Choral Festival, Nancy, France. Presently, the Choir has a pending engagement in Nigeria in December 2009.