Our Team
Dr. J.S. Kofi Gbolonyo
Founding Director
Dr. Kofi J. S. Gbolonyo is an ethnomusicologist, music educator, performer, and a scholar. He is Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology and African Studies and the Founding Director of the UBC African Ensemble at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Ethnomusicology, African Music and African Studies and directs the UBC African Ensemble since 2009.
Prosper Gbolonyo
Acting Principal
Prosper Agbesi Kwasi Gbolonyo is a professional music educator and performer. He is the Acting Principal and Artistic Director of Nunya Academy and the Site-Coordinator of Orff-Afrique International Summer Courses. He is a teacher in the Ghana Education Service currently serving as the Music Teacher at St. Paul’s Senior High School, Denu, where, beside teaching Music in the classroom, directs the school choral and brass ensembles. He is also the music director of the Sacred Heart R.C. Church Choir, Hatsukope-Denu, Ghana and the current Secretary of the Keta-Akatsi Catholic Diocesan Choir Directors Association in the Volta Region, Ghana.
Students
Staff - updates coming soon.
Board of Directors
Curtis Andrews
Marcia Barham
Ashley Benusa
Danal Blessis
Jared Burrows
James Harding
Doug Goodkin
Sofia Lopez-Ibor