Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 23, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are delighted to be welcoming countertenor Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem, who currently lives in New York City, and who will perform vocal works by African, African American, and European composers:
- Lord, I’ll Go – Jacquline Hairston
- Go Down, Moses – Harry T. Burleigh
- Prayer – Leslie Adams
- Oluwa L-Oluso agustin mi (The Lord Is My Shepherd) – Fred Onovwerosuoke
- Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – Harry T. Burleigh
- Piango demo (Aria No. 1) from Cantata RV 675 – Antonio Vivaldi
- Dove sei amato bene from Rodelinda – G. F. Handel
- Tu the accendi……Di tanti palpati from Tancredi – G. Rossini
Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem came into prominence as an artist in residence for the Singers of United Land Project between December 2013 and June 2014 touring through the eastern half of the United States, Kenya, Switzerland. Czech Republic, Poland, and Latvia. Andrew made his opera debut with the Brooklyn Opera Works in 2016 under the tutelage of Lina Tetriani, performing as the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Mr. Egbuchiem has been featured in recitals in New York, New Jersey, DC, and San Francisco among other cities. In June 2023, Andrew performed at the laureate’s gala with the New York Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.