Timothy W. Holley: “Nketia's 'Antubam' for cello and piano 'is a lovely plaintive melody whose style recalls Gabriel Faure'”

[J.H. Kwabena Nketia]

Cellist Prof. Timothy W. Holley is on the Department of Music Faculty of North Carolina Central University. He is active in studying and performing concert music of composers of African descent. The Ghanaian composer and musicologist Prof. J. H. Kwabena Nketia turned 90 years of age on June 22, 2011, as noted in recent posts on AfriClassical. Prof. Timothy W. Holley comments on the 90th Birthday of Prof. Nketia:

"Bill,

I have a work of Nketia's for cello and piano, 'Antubam' that I've performed several times over the past few years. It is a lovely plaintive melody whose style recalls Gabriel Faure and a mixture of influences that I'm still discovering!! Happiest of birthday wishes to JHKN!!"

Tim