TucsonNewsNow.com: William Chapman Nyaho presents 'Piano Music by African Composers' at St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church 7 PM March 22, 2013

Dr. William Chapman Nyaho (b. 1958)
is featured at AfriClassical.com.
His performance website is http://www.nyaho.com/
and he has a Facebook Page.

Tucson News Now

Submitted by Sue Agnew, Director of Communications, St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church

Sunday, March 17th, 2013, 8:30am

Friends of Music at St. Philip’s In The Hills Episcopal Church presents pianist William Chapman Nyaho on Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. in the Bloom Music Center. Entitled “Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora,” his program will feature music primarily by composers of African descent. He will cover piano music written by West African composers such as Joshua Uzoigwe and Fred Onovwerosuoke using indigenous musical practices and melding it with the western cultural musical practices. He will also perform music by composers from the Caribbean, such as Oswald Russell, and African American composer C. T. Perkinson. The recital will end with a piece by an Argentinian composer whose music exhibits close ties to African musical practices.

Chapman Nyaho, a Ghanaian American and resident of Seattle, received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Honour School of Music at St. Peter’s College, Oxford (UK). After continuing piano studies at the Conservatoire de Musique de Geneve, Switzerland, he received his Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Chapman Nyaho is the recipient of prizes from international piano competitions. For more information see www.nyaho.com.

While in Tucson, Chapman Nyaho will make several appearances in addition to the Friday recital at St. Philip’s. On Thursday, March 21, he and UA Regents’ Professor Paula Fan will engage in a conversation entitled “Classical and African: Spirituals and Beyond,” presented by the University of Arizona ConfluencCenter for Creative Inquiry, at 7 p.m. at the Student Union Bookstore. Chapman Nyaho will introduce and perform repertoire with links to American slave songs. On Saturday, March 23, Chapman Nyaho will present a workshop for teachers through the Tucson Music Teachers Association, held at Pima Community College. On Sunday, March 24, he will judge the annual Lois Trester Piano Competition at the University of Arizona Crowder Hall at 3 p.m. For more information about these appearances contact Paula Fan or Tannis Gibson at the University of Arizona School of Music.

Admission to Friday’s recital is by donation to St. Philip’s Friends of Music ($15 suggested). The mission of Friends of Music is to enrich the musical experience of the parish and community through events such as concerts, outreach, education, scholarships, commissions, and support of special musical events.

St. Philip’s is located at 4440 N. Campbell Avenue at River Road. Ample parking is available in the north parking lot or under our new solar parking structure on the east side. The office phone number is 299-6421.