Texas A&M University: Pianist Dr. William Chapman Nyaho Performs at Rudder Theatre 7:30 PM Wednesday, April 6

[William Chapman Nyaho]

The Texas A&M Department of Performance Studies will present a concert of piano music by Dr. William Chapman Nyaho at Rudder Theatre on Wednesday, Apr. 6, at 7:30 p.m.

 Chapman Nyaho is a Ghanaian American and resident of Seattle that has studied piano all around the world. He has earned degrees from Oxford University in England, the Eastman School of Music in at the University of Rochester (N.Y.), and the University of Texas-Austin. 



His performances have taken him to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, as well as his current home of North America. He has played at the Kennedy Center, with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and been featured on radio and television broadcasts from Ghana to Switzerland to National Public Radio in the U.S.



“Nyaho is a superb musician and a rare talent who specializes in the performance of Classical music from several Western and non-Western cultures,” said faculty host Dr. David Wilborn. “His piano performances are intriguing and engaging. No one should ever miss an opportunity to hear and watch him in performance.”



Chapman Nyaho, who also spent time studying in Switzerland and as a four-year visiting artist at North Carolina, is a regular guest clinician giving lectures and recitals that advocate music by composers of African heritage. He has produced a five-volume graded anthology entitled Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, which is intended to expand the performing repertoire of students and concert pianists.

General admission for the Apr. 6 concert is $10 while the cost for students is $5. Tickets can be purchased in person, or by calling (979) 845-1234. Tickets are also available for purchase online: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=326&pid=6946682 [William Chapman Nyaho (b. 1958) is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has a website, http://www.nyahopianostudio.com/biography.html]