presents
William Chapman Nyaho
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
Talking Drums
I. Ukom
Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005)
Nigeria
Four Studies from 24 Studies in African Rhythm
Udje
Okoye
Iroro
Agbadza
Fred Onovwerosuoke (b. 1960)
Nigeria
Flowers in Sand
Part 1: After the Rains
Part 2: Colours in the Dunes
Bongani Ndodana-Breen (b. 1975)
South Africa
January Dance
Robert Kwami (1954–2004)
Ghana
- intermission -
Valse Suite, op. 71 (“Three-Fours”)
II. Andante
24 Negro Melodies, op. 59
No. 10, Deep River
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)
United Kingdom
Breaking Bread with Egbert
Hale Smith (1925–2009)
United States of America
Spiritual Suite
The Valley of the Bones
The Bells
Troubled Water
Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)
United States of America
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