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William Chapman Nyaho
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Ghanaian-American pianist William Chapman Nyaho has performed in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and North America, including Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center. He has appeared as a soloist with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and has been featured on radio and television broadcasts in Ghana, Switzerland, and NPR’S Performance Today.
Chapman Nyaho’s solo CD, SENKU: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent, was named one of the "Best of the Year" by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which called it "altogether enthralling . . . this music deserves a regular place on concert programs." Gramophone Magazine said, "Nyaho's gripping performances kept my ears glued to this disc . . . Let's hope the pianist continues to explore and record more such commanding repertoire." Dr. Maya Angelou wrote that it holds "moments of discovery so delicious that the listeners will be made to laugh out loud and to compliment not just Dr. Chapman Nyaho, but themselves at their good fortune in finding these composers and this pianist."
Chapman Nyaho holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Peter's College, Oxford University (UK), a Master of Music degree from The Eastman School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas. He recently served as Visiting Professor of Music at Colby College in Maine and Visiting Artist at Willamette University in Oregon. His summer teaching appointments include Interlochen Summer Arts Camp and Adamant Music School. As a regular guest clinician, Chapman Nyaho gives lecture-recitals and workshops advocating music by composers of the African heritage.
piano
Ghanaian-American pianist William Chapman Nyaho has performed in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and North America, including Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center. He has appeared as a soloist with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and has been featured on radio and television broadcasts in Ghana, Switzerland, and NPR’S Performance Today.
Chapman Nyaho’s solo CD, SENKU: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent, was named one of the "Best of the Year" by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which called it "altogether enthralling . . . this music deserves a regular place on concert programs." Gramophone Magazine said, "Nyaho's gripping performances kept my ears glued to this disc . . . Let's hope the pianist continues to explore and record more such commanding repertoire." Dr. Maya Angelou wrote that it holds "moments of discovery so delicious that the listeners will be made to laugh out loud and to compliment not just Dr. Chapman Nyaho, but themselves at their good fortune in finding these composers and this pianist."
Chapman Nyaho holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Peter's College, Oxford University (UK), a Master of Music degree from The Eastman School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas. He recently served as Visiting Professor of Music at Colby College in Maine and Visiting Artist at Willamette University in Oregon. His summer teaching appointments include Interlochen Summer Arts Camp and Adamant Music School. As a regular guest clinician, Chapman Nyaho gives lecture-recitals and workshops advocating music by composers of the African heritage.
