[William
Chapman Nyaho]
William Chapman Nyaho is featured at AfriClassical.com and has a performance website at www.Nyaho.com:
March 7, 2012
Averett
University's annual Julian and Elnora Light Memorial Concert Series
will feature a performance by pianist William Chapman Nyaho at 7:30
p.m. March 13 in Pritchett Auditorium. The concert is free and open
to the public.
Chapman Nyaho is considered one of the foremost
authorities on African-influenced piano music. He has released two
solo albums – "SENKU: Piano Music by Composers of African
Descent" and "ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African
Descent" and compiled and edited a five-volume graded anthology
"Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora."
In
addition to touring the U.S., Chapman Nyaho's performances have taken
him to Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He has performed as a
soloist with various orchestras including the Moscow Chamber
Orchestra and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. He has also been
featured on radio and television broadcasts in Ghana, Switzerland and
on Performance Today on NPR.
He is a regular guest clinician
whose lecture-recitals and workshops advocate music by composers of
African heritage. He served on several national committees for music
including the Music Teachers' National Association and the National
Endowment for the Arts. He has also been a juror for competitions in
North America, Europe and Africa.
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