‘Evening of Classics’ kicks off gloriously in Lagos

Lagosians are now in for a really fun time as music maestro, Lanre Delano, CEO, CHOPiN, Church Organ Projects in Nigeria, and the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938 have concluded plans for an ongoing show called An Evening of Classics.

The maiden edition held on Sunday, June 6, 2021, was so successful that Delano, popularly known as LD, promised that the July edition would be much better as only the best is good enough for the Ikoyi Club.

Held at The Rotunda, Ikoyi Club, the inaugural EoC began with an organ recital of Amazing Grace by Victor Asaolu, then the entertainment chairman Bolaji Martins flagged off the programme.

Ademola Mumuney, Chairman, Ikoyi Club, in his opening speech said “This Evening of Classics is part of what we felt we should bring up so that every Ikoyi Club member enjoys their membership. There are a lot of innovations we have for you entertainment-wise. We want to step things up a little bit higher and try to bring back what used to happen such that even if it’s not the same, it’ll be very close to it.” He also acknowledged the presence of Nollywood icon, Olu Jacobs, and Ex-Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Femi Pedro.

Taking back the microphone, LD expressed his pleasure at the EoC which he labelled as music for matured minds and then introduced the first official performance, Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring by Biodun Falode on the organ and Biodun Adebiyi-Batik on the trumpet.

Their set moved the EoC along at its exciting pace and kept everyone asking for more. The artistic director, Angela Loks, then came on stage to reveal as a vocal solo by the beautiful and charismatic soprano Lady Ifunanya, of two pieces, Climb Every Mountain from the popular musical movie, Sound Of Music, and You’ll Never Walk Alone, the Liverpool Football Club anthem.

Not to be outdone by her when it was his turn for his vocal solo, John Eclou faultlessly rendered My Way by Frank Sinatra and O Sole Mio. In-between Ifunanya and Eclou’s solos, there was a medley of three classical hymns by Batik and Falode which Delano was so delighted with because Batik didn’t rehearse for it yet he hit all the right notes at the right time.

A saxophone solo of the smash hit, Duduke by Simi prepared the way for the artistic director, Loks, to also perform with LD introducing her as a worthy soprano and she proved it with a captivating rendition of ‘I Feel Pretty’.

Then the beautiful Ifunanya and Eclou came back with a duet of ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ though people didn’t want to, but they were comforted by the fact that there would be more EOCs.

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