[[Elilta: Ethiopian Classical Music by Girma Yifrashewa; Balkan Media Center (2006)]
Dr. Joshua Nemith writes Joshua Nemith's Cincinnati Pianist Blog. His bio reads, in part:
"Pianist JOSHUA S. NEMITH has performed throughout the U.S. and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral keyboardist. Dr. Nemith was recently awarded the Principal Keyboard position of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in May of 2007. He is also the principal keyboardist with the IRIS chamber orchestra in Germantown, Tennessee, under the direction of conductor Michael Stern. He completed his doctorate in piano performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in June of 2004."
Joshua Nemith's Cincinnati Pianist Blog has supported AfriClassical from its first post, in July, on demeaning cover art of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges on Calliope 9373 (2007). We are very pleased that Dr. Nemith has published a brief overview today of our recent posts on African pianists:
"Monday, October 22, 2007 Some Profiles of African Pianists
Check out these in-depth profiles of pianists of African heritage over at AfriClassical.com This blog (authored by William Zick) has recently been calling attention to some worthy keyboard artists:
Glen Inanga
Ivan Kiwuwa
Girma Yifrashewa (he is also a composer)
Listen to some short samples of Yifrashewa's spacious and lovely piano compositions at his page at the AfriClassical.com website. His music incorporates traditional Ethiopian musical styles with Western harmonies and gestures. How wonderful it is that an African composer is channeling some of his own rich traditions into music for the piano! I hope that this music becomes available from international publishers; it would be fun and enriching to learn, study, and teach some of this new and fresh repertoire."
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