Performances + Events
West African Art Music Festival: African Pianism Seminar
Keller Room
Free
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
Join us for a piano performance seminar on African Pianism, featuring Nigerian pianist and poet Echezonachukwu Nduka.
Emmanuel Attah Poku, Royal Drummer of the Ashanti King’s palace in Kumasi, will join Nduka to illustrate some of the rhythms on the drums that African composers project to the piano for this genre of music.
Resident festival scholar Professor Olabode Omojola will also be present to share his perspective on the genre as a composer and ethnomusicologist.
No tickets are required for this event.
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NEC’s West African Art Music Festival is hosted by Felicia Sandler and the NEC Music Theory Department. The festival takes place between February 12–14 — learn more.
Emmanuel Attah Poku, Royal Drummer of the Ashanti King’s palace in Kumasi, will join Nduka to illustrate some of the rhythms on the drums that African composers project to the piano for this genre of music.
Resident festival scholar Professor Olabode Omojola will also be present to share his perspective on the genre as a composer and ethnomusicologist.
No tickets are required for this event.
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NEC’s West African Art Music Festival is hosted by Felicia Sandler and the NEC Music Theory Department. The festival takes place between February 12–14 — learn more.
Artist(s)
Echezonachukwu Nduka
