# Shawn Okpebholo
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Shawn E. Okpebholo (born March 28, 1981) is an American composer and conductor.
== Career ==
The music of Okpebholo has been performed in over twenty-five states, as well as Canada, Africa, Europe, and Asia at various distinguished venues and festivals, including the Monte Music Festival in Goa, India; the National Cathedral; MusicX Contemporary Music Festival; state music festivals of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas; PRIZM Ensemble Concert Series; and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro New Music Festival where he was an invited special guest lecturer and composer. Other invited guest lecture appearances and masterclasses include the University of Benin (Nigeria) and Biola University Conservatory of Music, among others.Okpebholo regularly receives commissions from noted soloists, universities, and organizations, including the Fifth House Ensemble, the International Tuba and Euphonium Association, the United States Air Force, the Ohio Music Education Association, to name a few.
Reframing Classical Music's History: Gillian Friedman Fox and Shawn Okpebholo on the 2022 Newport Classical Festival and Enriching a Legacy of Black Composers in America
How does a storied summer music festival thrive in the 21st century? Especially one located in a town best known for its 19th-century gilded glamor and magnificent mansions?
For Newport Classical's executive director, Gillian Friedman Fox, it's all about finding ways to respect history and traditi…
Shawn Okpebholo and Will Liverman
Martha interviews composer Shawn Okpebholo and baritone Will Liverman about our commission, Songs in Flight. Shawn and Will talk about their long history of collaboration, grappling with difficult and personal subject matter, and bringing one’s authentic self to performance and composition. Songs …
The One with Shawn Okpebholo
The wholesome content you've been waiting for is finally here. Meet legendary composer and CSI Advisory Council member Shawn Okpebholo, who not only writes some of the most searing and poignant vocal music of today, but also keeps it 100% real by never losing sight of the ones who helped him get wh…
2. Composing Across Boundaries
Our second episode takes a look at the idea of composing across boundaries with festival composers Niloufar Nourbakhsh and Carlos Simon.
Shawn Okpebholo
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Carlos Simon, Requiem for the Enslaved
Bill Traylor
Emily Praetorius…
No. 30: Shawn Okpebholo - Composer in Residence, Lexington Philharmonic
Shawn Okpebholo was born in Lexington, Kentucky and a graduate of Tates Creek High School. He earned his doctoral degree in composition from the University of Cincinnati's Celloge-Conservatory of Music. Currently he serves as the Jonathan Blanchard Distinguished Professor of Composition at …
Shawn Okpebholo - Grammy Nominated Nigerian-American Classical Composer. Combines Classical Training With His African Heritage. Commissions Include Chicago Symphony And US Air Force!
Shawn Okpebholo is a Grammy Nominated Nigerian-American classical composer. He combines his classical training with his African roots. His music has been described as “devastatingly beautiful” and “fresh, new and fearless”. He was named 2024 Chicagoan Of The Year in classical music. He’s won numero…
Okpebholo: Songs in Flight
Composer Shawn Okpebholo talks about his song cycle, Songs in Flight, which was released on Cedille Records on Feb. 14, 2025.
Shawn notes:
In 2021, I received a call from Martha Guth, celebrated soprano and co-director of Sparks & Wiry Cries. She spoke passionately about the Freedom on the Move dat…
Eastern Standard - Aug. 21st, 2025
Amphitheater in Lexington's new Gatton Park on Town Branch(Gatton Park)
Eastern Standard Education Contributor Brigitte Blom and guest, RofL professor Roman Yompolskiy, on what to anticipate as AI becomes ever more present in the educational experiences of Kentucky’s youth.
What does it mean to b…
Shawn Okpebholo and Will Liverman
Martha interviews composer Shawn Okpebholo and baritone Will Liverman about our commission, Songs in Flight. Shawn and Will talk about their long history of collaboration, grappling with difficult and personal subject matter, and bringing one’s authentic self to performance and composition. Songs …
Pianist and Story Collector Lara Downes Celebrates America @250, In-Studio
Photo of Lara Downes by Ebru Yildiz
Pianist Lara Downes has spent the last couple of years traveling the country and collecting not only music, but also stories, for a pair of projects that celebrate America at 250. One is her multimedia piece called The Declaration Project, and the other is an al…
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