Tuesday, February 12, 2008

William H. Chapman Nyaho Gives Mixed-Media Presentation & Master Class at Loyola Marymount University


Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles Announces:

As part of a month-long series of activities honoring Black History Month, Loyola Marymount University is hosting a mixed-media presentation and master class delivered by world-renowned composer and pianist William Chapman Nyaho. The two events will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 12:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Murphy Recital Hall.

The afternoon event will include a mixed-media presentation about African pop music as a resource for African art. A question and answer session will immediately follow. In the evening event, Nyaho will lead a master class with piano students featuring works by Ghanaian and Nigerian composers.

Nyaho is internationally known for the range and artistry of his performances and is the editor of a recently published five-volume anthology of music for solo piano by composers from Africa and the African Diaspora.

[Dr. William H. Chapman Nyaho's website is http://www.nyaho.com/ He is also profiled at AfriClassical.com]

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