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When Robert De Niro called, Fred took the call. It was Fred Onovwerosuoke's St. Louis African Chorus that garnered the attention of director Robert De Niro, who was searching for a particular sound—an African Chant—for his film, “The Good Shepherd.” Meeting with Fred in New York, and listening to a selection of works written for the Chorus, the decision was made, and Fred's work was attached. The song: Ofrenda de Amor .
Born in Ghana to Nigerian parents, multiple award-winning composer Fred Onovwerosuoke, Ph.D, grew up in both countries before settling in the United States in 1990. Early childhood and education through college years, were spent in both Ghana and Nigeria.
Fred has the unique honor and recognition from ASCAP as the "Most Performed African Composer by an American Orchestra or Chamber Music Group" for 17 consecutive years. And, having scored other films and made appearances on Television, his influences are wide and varied. He is as much at home discussing Beethoven, Debussy and Stravinsky, as he is the works of foremost exponents of various traditional music.
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