Monday, April 14, 2008

Nokuthula Ngwenyama Performs in Brooklyn at Bargemusic May 3

Bargemusic.org presents a floating concert by a quartet featuring the African American violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama (b. 1976):
May 3 • Saturday, 8 pm

Jean Francaix: Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello in C Major (1933)

Ernst von Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio in C Major, Op. 10

Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87

Andy Simionescu, Violin

Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Viola

Matt Haimovitz, Cello

Benjamin Hochman, Piano

Since 1977, Bargemusic has presented chamber music in an unlikely and startlingly beautiful venue—a floating barge at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Both established and emerging musicians perform at Bargemusic on a small stage with the dramatic backdrop of the East River and lower Manhattan skyline.”

Nokuthula Ngwenyama (b. 1976) is an acclaimed American violist and violinist of Zimbabwean-Japanese heritage. She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Notre Dame University. She records on the EDI Records label. Her website is: http://www.Ngwenyama.com/new/home.html She is also profiled at AfriClassical.com








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