JackStraw.org: 'William Chapman Nyaho will record a two CD set of piano music by composers from Africa and the African Diaspora'

[William Chapman Nyaho]

Dr. William Chapman Nyaho is a pianist and educator of Ghanaian heritage who has made a specialty of piano works of Composers of African Descent. He is featured at AfriClassical.com and has a website, www.Nyaho.com.  Two CDs, and 5 volumes of sheet music published by Oxford University Press, make such music available, often for the first time.  His selection by Jack Straw Productions will make it possible for him to record two more CDs of music of Composers of African Descent: Jack Straw Productions, the Northwest's nonprofit audio arts center, has awarded residencies in the 2012 Artist Support Program (ASP) 18 artists and artist teams spanning multiple disciplines and genres.  The primary goal of Jack Straw Artist Residency Programs is to support audio as a vital medium in the arts. Our Residency Programs offer established and emerging artists opportunities to explore the creative use of sound in a professional atmosphere through residencies in our recording studios and participation in our various presentation programs.  Artists for the  Artist Support Program are selected by an interdisciplinary peer panel. Selected artists are listed below."

"William Chapman Nyaho will record a two
CD set of piano music by composers from Africa and
the African Diaspora."