ChOPiN Ikoyi Club Christmas concert lights up Detty December

When the ChOPiN Ikoyi Club Christmas concert held earlier this month at the Ikoyi Club, Lagos, it

didn’t fail in thrilling its audience, thereby making December detty as is expected of every event in the last month of the year.

With its chief promoter, Lanre Delano, CEO, Church Organ Projects in Nigeria (ChOPiN) fully on ground to orchestrate it, it commenced on a feisty note and stuck to it throughout.

Ifunanya Anekwe, Olumide Dada and John Paul were the amazing vocal soloists billed to lead the show backed by the master, Abiodun Falode, on the organ, Nwachinemere Caleb on the trombone and students of ChOPiN’s summer music classes 2021 also on vocals.

And so it began at the Rotunda, Ikoyi Club with the students performing Ding Dong Merrily On High, I’m Dreaming Of A White Christmas by Dada, Silver Bells by Anekwe and The Christmas Song by Paul.

The elegant Oluyomi Taiwo Adejumo popularly known as Lady T was also in the building and Delano, popularly known as LD, invited her to take over the hosting duties and she did so with aplomb.

She introduced the next set of performances with the standout set definitely by Anekwe popularly known as Ifunanya Soprano when she recited Twelve Days Of Christmas with so much dynamics, histrionics and cherubic vocals that captivated everyone.

LD was also caught up by it and to make it even better, he got Paul to back her up with his velvet baritone and the set became even more ecstatic.

Ademola Mumuney, Chairman, Ikoyi Club, who was obviously pleased with the amazing performances, confirmed it when he spoke.

He commended LD and ChOPiN for the great live music they had brought back to the Ikoyi Club through the Christmas concert and in particular the Evening of Classics of which three editions were held this year at the Ikoyi Club and he reiterated that Ikoyi Club would continue to support the Evening of Classics and ChOPiN’s other innovative music endeavours.

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