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
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