Founder of Abuja Metropolitan Music Society (AMEMUSO) and wife of the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Maria Cecilia Toledo De Schmillen, has said the group is committed to developing the artistic talents of Nigerian youth.
To this end the society has disclosed plans to build in the capital city a state-of-the-art music and performing arts complex. In an interview with NEXT, De Schimillen talks about the group’s plans to upgrade arts infrastructure in Abuja.
The building
What we done until now is to get a plot of land and have the choir in place but what we don’t have is the building itself. I guess we will take around three to four years to complete it. The project itself is very interesting.
We will bring people from abroad to train a group that will be training others, starting with the kids. After a few years, Nigeria would have trained a pool of singers and musicians to International [standards]. If you look at it like it will take a long time, you will never start. My dream is that AMEMUSO as a society, even when I am not here, will work in collaboration with the European Cultural Centre so there will be input from abroad. We are looking to having a real performing arts centre in the federal capital of Nigeria which cost about N5 billion.
Participation and membership of the society will be at no cost at all. If you have talent, come we will develop it.
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