ADUN OTUN '27

In 2023, Joseph “CMJ” Abayomi wrote and recorded a Yoruba worship song alone, on a laptop, in one room in Leigh. On Saturday 27 February 2027 it will be performed at the Victoria Hall in Bolton by a 24-piece orchestra and a choir of seventy.

As far as we can establish, it is the first time a Yoruba worship song has been staged as a full orchestral and choral work in England.

The choir has been drawn from church congregations right across Greater Manchester. Seventy singers, most of whom have never performed with an orchestra in their lives. The evening is built around Adùn Òtun as a staged work, with soloists, Yoruba traditional drums and a short drama running through the music.

The work is sung in Yoruba, with the English translation on screen throughout — you don’t need a word of the language to follow it.

Saturday 27 February 2027
The Victoria Hall, 37–39 Knowsley Street, Bolton, BL1 2AS
Doors 4.30pm · Performance from 5.00pm · Expected to finish by 8.00pm

Tickets
Adults £30 · Under-18s £20
Seating is unreserved — choose where you sit when you arrive.

Access
Wheelchair spaces are available at the front of the stalls, each with a free companion seat. To book one, or to talk through any access needs, email akinjobiaishat@gmail.com.

Refunds and transfers
Tickets are non-refundable but transferable — if you can’t come, email us and we’ll change the name. If the concert is cancelled or rescheduled, you will be offered a full refund.

Presented by Aishat Abayomi. Composer: Joseph “CMJ” Abayomi.
Questions: akinjobiaishat@gmail.com