Bio

Chukwuebuka [‘Ebuka] Ezeakacha is a Nigerian-American choral conductor and baritone. Born in Enugu, Nigeria, and proud of his Igbo heritage, 'Ebuka is from a musically inclined and artistic family. His active involvement as a vocalist and choral musician began in 1995 when, as a young boy, he was first introduced to choral music in the choir of his home parish in Lagos. 

While in Nigeria, 'Ebuka was the choirmaster of the catholic students’ choir at his undergraduate university and served as music director for his home parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shasha, Lagos, Nigeria. He has also worked as a guest conductor and choral clinician for many choirs in Nigeria, both in official and unofficial capacities. Upon moving to the United States in 2016, he completed choral conducting and music technologist internships at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana (2018-2020), and the McFarlin United Methodist Church in Norman, Oklahoma (2020-2022). As a music graduate student, 'Ebuka was a choral assistant of the OU Choirs at the University of Oklahoma, where he worked as the Assistant Conductor of the OU Men’s Glee Club (2021/2022) and the OU Women’s Chorus (2022/2023). Since August 2022, 'Ebuka has served as Choir Director at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Oklahoma City. He is a freelance music instrumental synthesizer/producer, voice-over artist, and video editor/producer during his spare time.