Valentine Chinecherem
Umeh Valentine started his violin playing in the year 2016 as he enrolled into the Archbishop Valerian Okeke Music Academy in Anambra State, where he has often performed as a soloist and in the orchestra. Passionate and zealous to learn, he made his debut performance with The National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Lagos under the tutelage of Mrs. Irene Osuji (double bassist and voice coach). In the year 2019, Valentine played with the NYO orchestra with the German conductor and cellist, Michael Vollhardt. Valentine has been playing the violin for four years now and working towards achieving distinction in his soon to come graded ABRSM music exams.
Fun Facts: I enjoy reading, traveling, documentation, and tennis!