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
Nokuthula Ngwenyama at Bargemusic
African American violist
Afro-Asian Heritage
Zimbabwean-Japanese Descent
Notre Dame Visiting Professor
EDI Records
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