EKWUEME, Prof Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

January 28, 1936

State of Origin

Anambra State

Place of Birth

Oko, Anambra State

Profession

Professor

Schools Attended with Dates

Government College, Umuahia; Royal College of Music, London; University of Durham, Durham, North East England; Guildhall School of Music, London, England; Yale University, New Haven, Conneticut

Present Appointment

King, Oko Kingdom, Anambra State

Previous Appointments

- Lecturer, Department of Music, Music composition, Theory, History, Singing and Conducting, University of Nigeria, Nsukka;

- Lecturer, Department of Music, University of Lagos;

- Coordinator, Nigerian National Choir at the Black Arts Festival, Festac 77;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Winner, Most Prominent Actor in Nigeria by Africa Movie Academy Awards;
- Winner, Best Actor in Nigeria by Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

THESIS
Ibo Choral Music: Its Theory and Practice,1972.


CHORAL COMPOSITIONS:
- Piano Concerts in Re, 1962;
- A Night in Bethlehem, 1963;
- Rhapsody Nigeriana;
- Missa Africana;
- Hombe (Kenyan Folk Song), 1968;
- Beware (Negro Spiritual);
- Zidata Mo Nso nke Gi;
- Nwa n’akwa akwa, 1972;
- Elimeli, 1979;
- Obi Dimkpa,1980;
- Ote nkwu.

BOOK AND ARTILCLES:
Teasers: Poems, proverbs, and puns, 1993;
Choir training and choral conducting for Africans, 1993;
Essays on the Theory of African Music, 2004.