Dr. Desmond Ikegwuonu

Education/ Degrees 

• DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS (DMA)
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
• MASTER OF MUSIC (MM)
  • University of Houston, Moores School of Music, Houston, Texas
• BACHELOR OF MUSIC (BM)
  • Houston Christian University, Houston, Texas

Honors/ Awards

• 2024 GIA GLOBAL HYMNODY COMPANION GRANT
  • Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
• NA SO E BE for Organ and Percussion
  • Commissioned by Calvin University for African Music Concert.
• ‘ENSAYO’ RECORDED By LATIN GRAMMY and DOVE AWARD WINNER: INGRID ROSARIO – PFC Worship – JULY 2024
• 2023 CELT HEART OF A SCHOLAR FACULTY AWARD
  • Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• HALLELUJAH DANCE and ALFA Recorded by GRAMMY Nominated and Dove Award Winning Worship Leader: Ricardo Sanchez – July 2022
• CONGREGATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR BOLIVIA 2021 – PFC Worship: Abba Padre
• Abba Padre – Radio Stations Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Puerto Rico, and Argentina – 2020/21 – PFC Worship Music
• #2 on Top 10 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST in BOLIVIA – 2021
  • ECOMOVA CONSULTORA DE ARTISTAS
• NA SO E BE
• COMMISSIONED BY ROCO – 2019
  • River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
• OZI DI NKPA (Important News) – 2019 (World Premiere)
  • Oklahoma Composers Orchestra
• EKENE N’IME ABU(Gratitude in Song) – 2016
  • Houston Civic Symphony Orchestra
• Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston – 2016/2017
  • Commission based on text by Texas Flood Victims
• Sounds from the Motherland
  • Commissioned by the Apollo Chamber Players
• Chukwudube (Composition and Conducting)
  • ForthWorth Symphony Orchestra
• Houston Civic Symphony Orchestra
  • ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD—2017
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
• MUSIC COMPOSITION DEPARTMENT HONORS SCHOLARSHIP —2016
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
• Welcome Home Funds – 2016
  • Commission for Veterans Song
• OZI DI NKPA (Important News) – 2015
  • Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra
• GABA N’IME (Moving Forward) – 2015
  • Fort Worth Civic Orchestra
• CHUKWUDUBE (God’s Leading) – 2015
  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
• GABA N’IME (Moving Forward) – 2015
  • Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra
• WINNER OF LEXINGTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA NEW MUSIC EXPERIMENT
  • —2015 – Lexington, Kentucky
• J. D. RIDDLE MEMORIAL AWARD – 2015
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
• KENGENA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP– 2016
  • Fort Worth, Texas
• SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP – 2014- 2016
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
• Concerto for Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra -2013
  • Moores School Symphony Orchestra Players
• STEPPING STONE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL, SCHOLARSHIP – 2015
  • Stepping Stone Ministries International, Fort Worth, Texas
• GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP – 2011-2013
  • University of Houston, Houston, Texas
• COMPOSITION DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP – 2011 – 2013
  • Moores School of Music, Houston, Texas
• LOUSIA STUDE SAROFIM COMPOSITION AWARD – 2012
  • University of Houston, Houston, Texas

• Music Theory and Analysis I, II, III, IV
• Aural Skills/Ear Training I, II, III, IV
• Introduction to Worship Leading
• Music and Worship
• Blended Worship Repertoire
• Music Fundamentals
• Music Composition
• Jazz
• Worship Arts Teams
• Contemporary Songwriting
• Stage & Sound Techniques
• Contemporary Keyboard
• Music Technology
• Worship Arts Internship

JACK: Poems of C.S. Lewis

• Album by Tenor: John Green
• Musical Settings: Desmond Ikegwuonu

PFC Worship Album Sessions Volume II – January 2024

• Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger and Engineer, and Artistic Director
• Recorded Live at Cornerstone University, Christ Chapel
• Producer and Mixing Engineer: Jaime Arroyo; Mastering Engineer: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

PFC Worship Album Sessions Volume I – July 2023

• Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger and Engineer, and Artistic Director
• Recorded Live at Cornerstone University, Christ Chapel
• Producer and Mixing Engineer: Jaime Arroyo; Mastering Engineer: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

PFC Worship EP Chapter 1: Hallelujah – January 2022

• Composer, Coproducer, Vocal Arranger, Vocal Engineer and Artistic Director
• Most Faithful feat. Susan Burner; Holy feat. Mikayla Havermale; Hallelujah feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu; Interceding feat. Bethany Morse; Holy Fire feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu.
• Producer: Jaime Arroyo and Hector ‘Sport’ Gallegos; Mastering: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

PFC Worship EP Chapter 2: With the Angels – April 2022

• Composer, Coproducer, Vocal Arranger, Vocal Engineer and Artistic Director
• Beholding feat. Amanda Rohling; In this Place feat. Lydia Summerfield; With the Angels feat. Amaya Peña; Con Los Ángeles feat. Daniela Flores
• Producer: Jaime Arroyo and Hector ‘Sport’ Gallegos; Mastering: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

PFC Worship EP Chapter 3: Alpha – July 2022

• Composer, Coproducer, Vocal Arranger, Vocal Engineer and Artistic Director
• Alpha feat. Ricardo Sanchez; Ground Zero feat. Amanda Rohling; Hallelujah Dance feat. Ricardo Sanchez; Contemplo feat. Perla Cantú Arroyo; Right Here feat. Kate McCarthy; Todo Va A Estar Bien feat. Jafet Lora
• Producer: Jaime Arroyo and Hector ‘Sport’ Gallegos; Mastering: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

PFC Worship EP Chapter 4: Covered – October 2022

• Composer, Coproducer, Vocal Arranger, Vocal Engineer and Artistic Director
• Covered feat. Lucas Aguiar; Olu Gi feat. Earl Duncan; Taste and See feat. Daniela Flores; We Worship You feat. Earl Duncan
• Producer: Jaime Arroyo and Hector ‘Sport’ Gallegos; Mastering: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

PFC Worship Single: Joy – November 2022

• Composer, Coproducer, Vocal Arranger, Vocal Engineer and Artistic Director
• Joy feat. Earl Duncan
• Producer: Hector ‘Sport’ Gallegos; Mixing: Bob Boyd – Ambient Digital

Composer, Coproducer, Vocal Arranger, Vocal Engineer and Artistic Director

• Ensayo PFC Worship feat. Ingrid Rosario
• The Rehearsal [Studio Version] PFC Worship feat. Nani Nicole
• The Rehearsal [Saxophone Version] PFC Worship feat. Vince Greer
• Nadie Mas Santo, PFC Worship feat. Daniela Flores
• No One More Holy, PFC Worship feat. Kendall Bills
• The Rehearsal, PFC Worship feat. Kendall Bills
• Season of More, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• God of Wonders, PFC Worship feat. Amanda Rohling
• Walls Come Down, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Love’s Message PFC Worship feat. Bethany Morse
• Breathe Back Praise, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Take the Glory, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Healing is Here, PFC Worship feat. Amanda Rohling
• King of Glory, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Abba Father, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Wonderfully Made, PFC Worship feat. Onyinyechi Nwachukwu
• Praise Crescendo, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Divine Orchestrator, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• He’s Got it, PFC Worship feat. Ben Bailey
• Dependable God, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonu
• Kingdom Come, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwuonou
• Light of the World, PFC Worship feat. Desmond Ikegwonu

Click link to listen to Music on Website

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• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

• Spending time with my family.

• Psalm 34:8 “Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
• Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

• Because of it’s distinct local and global mission while being beautifully student focused.