Biography
Innocent Okechukwu, Nigerian composer and pianist, graduated from
Longy School of Music (Cambridge, MA, USA) with a Master’s degree in Music
Composition. Innocent, has over two hundred (200) compositions to his credit,
which have been programmed in various parts of the world- Africa, Asia, Europe,
and North America. Notable amongst them are his Sacred Cantata; Oku Ncheghari
(A Call for Repentance), Three flute concertos, Waterfall (A Clarinet Balleto), A
Dance of the Wizard (flute concerto), and a New Y ork premiered duet Ije Uwa (The
travails of life), When the world is sick (SA TB, also arranged for solo voice), Ave
V erum (SA TB), Oji- kola nut (Solo Piano), Sinking sand (violin sonata), Hang-out
(Trumpet & Piano), Behold the star (SA TB for Christmas), Snow, snow (Solo
voice), Fear (Soprano), The River Within (String Quartet, World premiered in
Boston Center for the Arts, USA), Sneaky One (Brass Quartet), the list continues.
Mr. Innocent had his first degree in Music at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) majoring
in Composition and a minor in Piano graduating with first class with honors, and emerged as the
Best graduating student from his Department in 2016. Innocent, soon moved to Dubai, UAE
where he worked as an instructor in a fast-growing Music Institute – Solid Rock Music and
Dance Zone, Dubai. Innocent, holds an Advanced certificate in piano performance from the
Trinity College of London School of music board in Dubai, UAE 2019.
Innocent now holds a Masters degree in Music Composition from Longy School of
Music of Bard College, Cambridge – USA.
Innocent is currently a Ph.D. Student of Composition at Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
In early 2022, he published his first book – Musical Echoes, some collections of his
original compositions, which are available for purchase on Amazon.
Innocent would later in 2023, publish yet another book – The Voyage, an anthology of piano pieces for beginners to advance. Also, in 2024, Innocent published a second edition of The Voyage, this time, streamlining them to Album for the young.
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