Road to revive choral music

New Chikondano Choir of Kafita CCAP in Lilongwe will be celebrating its 40th anniversary next month. As part of commemoration activities, the choir has announced plans to launch a music book titled Nyimbo Za Moyo Wosatha (Songs for Eternal Life). The choral music book has been stitched by the choir's director Gladson Msendera. The celebration will be held at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe on September 13, 2026. Msendera said yesterday that Nyimbo Za Moyo Wosatha (Songs for Eternal Life) contains 30 songs. He said the book has been inspired by other choirs' output. "Some choirs and churches are not singing the correct notes and, instead, use distorted chords. Sometimes they are altering the notes because they have no access to my original music score sheets," Msendera said. He said publishing his music gives choirs and churches access to learn the original composition. "I also want to use this as a motivation [factor], especially to the next generation and those who love choral music," Msendera, who also works for Music Crossroads Malawi, said. He said he understands that composing four voices music into staff notation or tonic solfa is not an easy task and that, through the book, he wants to motivate the choral industry to wake up and revive the sector. "Previously, during choral workshops—which were being held annually at Chancellor College, now University of Malawi, campus in Zomba—people used to learn how to compose songs but, nowadays, this is no longer the case," Msendera said. He said, through such initiatives, the country produced many composers. "However, due to technological advancement, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), the situation is changing and creativity, including choral composition, is dying," Msendera said. He said he was proud that his choir had made such a step—the launch of a music book—since the establishment of CCAP in 1889. "This book will be used and accessed internationally. I understand that Malawi has had great choral composers like Mjura Mkandawire, Michael Fred Sauka, Joseph Gausi, Immanuel Mlenga and Austin Banda, who have contributed immensely to the development of music in Malawi," Msendera said.

WIRE — New Chikondano Choir of Kafita CCAP in Lilongwe will be celebrating its 40th anniversary next month. As part of commemoration activities, the choir has announced plans to launch a music book titled Nyimbo Za Moyo Wosatha (Songs for Eternal Life). The choral music book has been stitched by the choir's director Gladson Msendera. The celebration will be held at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe on September 13, 2026. Msendera said yesterday that Nyimbo Za Moyo Wosatha (Songs for Eternal Life) contains 30 songs. He said the book has been inspired by other choirs' output. "Some choirs and churches are not singing the correct notes and, instead, use distorted chords. Sometimes they are altering the notes because they have no access to my original music score sheets," Msendera said. He said publishing his music gives choirs and churches access to learn the original composition. "I also want to use this as a motivation [factor], especially to the next generation and those who love choral music," Msendera, who also works for Music Crossroads Malawi, said. He said he understands that composing four voices music into staff notation or tonic solfa is not an easy task and that, through the book, he wants to motivate the choral industry to wake up and revive the sector. "Previously, during choral workshops—which were being held annually at Chancellor College, now University of Malawi, campus in Zomba—people used to learn how to compose songs but, nowadays, this is no longer the case," Msendera said. He said, through such initiatives, the country produced many composers. "However, due to technological advancement, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), the situation is changing and creativity, including choral composition, is dying," Msendera said. He said he was proud that his choir had made such a step—the launch of a music book—since the establishment of CCAP in 1889. "This book will be used and accessed internationally. I understand that Malawi has had great choral composers like Mjura Mkandawire, Michael Fred Sauka, Joseph Gausi, Immanuel Mlenga and Austin Banda, who have contributed immensely to the development of music in Malawi," Msendera said.

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