"The Music of J. H. Kwabena Nketia" presented by NIA Theatrical Production Company Inc & Sankusem Foundation

NIA Theatrical Production Company Inc & Sankusem Foundation present violinist Rachel Barton Pine, cellist Sally Singer and pianist George Francois in "The Music of J. H. Kwabena Nketia" Friday June 26th, 2009 from 8pm – 10 pm at Poet’s Den Theater, 309 East 108th Street (between 1st and 2nd avenues) Harlem, NY, 10029. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) June 13, 2009 - J. H. Kwabena Nketia has achieved international fame as a musicologist, educator, author and composer. He uses African idioms such as scales, harmonic vocabulary, rhythms, folk tunes and games used by various tribal groups as source material for his contemporary music, thus creating a unique synthesis of Western and African ideas.

Internationally renowned musicians American violinist Rachel Barton Pine, English cellist Sally Singer, and Ghanaian pianist George Francois collaborate in a presentation of Nketia’s violin, cello, and piano music. They will perform the piano trio in B major opus 8 by Johannes Brahms in the second half.

Cost: Adults $25, Seniors (over 65) $15, Children (under 18) $10, Student ID $20

Tickets can be purchased on line at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/361041886

Or between the hours of 1-7 on weekdays at:
NIA Theatrical Production Company Inc.
138 South Oxford Street, Suite 4A
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel 718-346-6591
Fax 718-346-6592

###

Visit Sankusem Foundation Website

space