Grace Bernard-Oforka also known as Graciedion is an African Art Composer,Vocal Coach and an Art Musician. She hails from Nigeria in West Africa. Studied Music education at the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta,Ogun state. Has a certificate in Singing from Abrsm and Vocals from Rock school of Music,London.

She has written numerous works ranging from solo Instruments, chamber works, orchestra, songwriting and operas. Her famous commissioned work Chegharia and Nkowa Bassoon solos have been premiered at Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Midori Samson and also performed at Doctoral and masters recitals at Wisconsin University,Music department,United States of America. It has also been used as instructional materials by professors of music.

She is the Co-founder of Graciedion Chorale Society and Graciedion Media Music and Vocal Institute.

Midori Samson (she/her) is the Lecturer of Bassoon at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the 2nd bassoonist of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. She was previously a Fellow in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and has performed with the Chicago, Omaha, Austin, Charleston, and New World symphony orchestras, Pacific Music Festival (Japan), New York String Orchestra, Banff Centre (Canada), and at the Norfolk and Bowdoin International music festivals. While she has the pleasure of performing around the world, she is happiest participating in creative projects that exemplify social justice, anti-racism, and peace; recent collaborators include Yo-Yo Ma and Youth Music Culture Guangdong (China), Artists Striving to End Poverty (India/New York), Ubumuntu Arts Festival (Rwanda), Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, and Project Tumugtog (Philippines). Her proudest work has been commissioning and premiering twelve solo bassoon works by composers from across the African continent, including Chegharia and Nkowa, which she is presenting in the Àkójọpọ̀ virtual concert.

Midori recently completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying bassoon and social welfare. Her dissertation suggests how musicians can operationalize social work principles in order to create a more anti-racist, anti-oppressive classical music landscape. She brings this philosophy to her role as the Artistic Director of Trade Winds Ensemble, a group of teaching artists that host music composition workshops in partnership with social impact organizations in Nairobi, Chicago, and Detroit. She holds additional degrees from The Juilliard School and the University of Texas at Austin. For more information, please visit http://MidoriSamson.com.