The power of music: where education, faith and community meet

Amy Greenhalgh
10 September 2026, The Tablet

A young violinist under Amy Greenhalgh’s tuition during a workshop at Onitsha

AMY GREENHALGH

The music shifts naturally between Western classical music and traditional Igbo rhythms, creating a musical language that blends sacred traditions with the cultural heritage of the local community.

“TODAY, WE are not simply presenting musical items; we are presenting the fruits of an investment in children,” Fr Jude Orakwe told us. “Through music, our children encounter the beauty of our own African musical heritage while also entering into the great universal treasury of musical civilisation … qualities that speak not only to the intellect but also to the human spirit.”

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