Seun Owoaje
Seun Owoaje, a pianist/composer by profession, and former lecturer in music at Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U) Ife, ‘Seun holds B.A. Music, O.A.U, M.A. Music, University of Lagos and is currently working on a PhD at the University of Lagos. He presently runs Centre Techniques, a music consultancy firm in Lagos. Writer of several standard instrumental, vocal, and orchestral works which have been severally performed here in Nigeria and abroad. Seun has served in various other capacities as music and productions consultant for organizations and events.
In 2003, he was music Score [Orchestration] Consultant at the All Africa Games [COJA] event, held in Abuja. In November/December 2006, he was Music consultant to the Cross River State Government at ‘Creative Academii’ reality television show, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
In 2007, he was music consultant at Davidhouse multi media’s presentation of Femi Osofisan’s ‘Midnight Blackout’ play. For the Lagos Carnival, 2010 and 2011, Seun Consulted for Lagos State, Nigeria by doing piano performances of his own arrangement of ‘Ise Oluwa’ and other pieces, in sync with a fireworks display. In 2012, he was facilitator of touring international Dutch pianist Marcel Worms’ piano workshop at University of Ibadan. From 2009 till date, he has been the orchestra director for Daystar Christian Centre Carol Concerts. Some of Seun’s very recent compositions and arrangements include:
‘Atike Ayinke’, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Impressions in Blue on Fela Anikulapo’s ‘Water no get enemy’, Solo Piano Piece commissioned by international Pianist Marcel Worms, Netherlands
‘Erinlakatabu’, Symphonic arrangement commissioned by Prince Klaus Conservatory, Netherlands
Score and soundtrack to the Render 2 Caesar, a motion picture by Desmond Ovbiageli
‘Expansions on Ajantala’, Scherzo on the Ajantala legend
‘Jesu n Kigbe!’ Rondo for Tenor, ‘Cello, Preacher and Orchestra
He currently serves as the Music Director of ‘Hymnodia’ and he is the visioneer and organizer of the periodical concert/discussion series ‘The Joy of Music’. He is also the convener of ‘The Piano Club’, a guild of professional, semi-professional, up-coming pianists and piano music enthusiasts in Lagos.