{"product_id":"9781450291101","title":"Christopher Oyesiku: Preeminent Nigerian Choral Conductor","description":"\u003cb\u003eCHRISTOPHER OYESIKU\u003c\/b\u003e dazzled the Nigerian elitist   music caucuses with his extraordinary bass voice and God-gifted talent for well over six   decades. His outstanding performances brought smiles, laughter, joy, and   admiration to the faces of his faithful patrons, patronesses, and audiences. Nigeria has   never seen nor heard anything like Oyesiku’s magnifi cent voice that is best   described as bel canto and basso profundo. With this sonorous voice, he always leaves   an impeccable and memorable impression on his ardent afi cionados. He has   performed before the cream of Nigerian society, African nations, dignitaries, and   indeed, the Royal Family in Great Britain. Oyesiku is a professionally trained   classical bass singer, choral conductor extraordinaire, music educator, erudite   scholar, concert promoter, concert manager, concert connoisseur, and   broadcaster. From a period that spanned 1963 to 1997, Oyesiku single-handedly directed   four magnifi cent choirs: the Lagos Musical Society Choir, the Nigerian Broadcasting   Corporation Choir, the Oyo State College of Education Choir, and the   University of Ibadan Choir. He trained these choirs to perform at a very enviable lofty   standard that always leaves their audiences screaming for encore at the end of   every concert. Their performances were consistently eclectic, electrifying,   emotive, joyful, impeccable, crisp, energetic, fl awless, and intercultural. This   book succinctly introduces musicians and enthusiasts to the performance of   classical music in Nigeria through the life and stunning career of Christopher   Oyesiku. His repertoire, bass solo recitals, and choral performances are indeed   the epitome of art music concerts in the country. In this book, we can see how   art music is taught and learned, organized, directed, performed, promoted,   managed, disseminated, patronized, and preserved by the elitist group in modern day   Nigeria. In other words, the Christopher Oyesiku concerts are representative of   art music decorum in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on the performance   practices, and a mirror through which one could examine the ethos of this brand of   music in twenty-fi rst century Nigeria.\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGODWIN SADOH\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nigerian ethnomusicologist,   intercultural musicologist, composer, church musician, organist, pianist, choral conductor, and prolifi c publishing scholar with over 90 publications. His compositions have been performed and recorded worldwide. He is the fi rst African to receive a doctoral degree in organ performance from any institution in the world. Sadoh has taught at numerous institutions including the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155433308400,"sku":"9781450291101","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450291101_p0.jpg?v=1763837350","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450291101","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}