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🎹 MUSIC, LEARNING AND INSPIRATION WITH DR. WILLIAM CHAPMAN NYAHO! 🎶

As part of the 5th Cayman Piano Festival, Ghanaian-born pianist and educator Dr. William Chapman Nyaho brought his passion for music and education to students across the Cayman Islands, including a series of inspiring masterclasses in Cayman Brac.

Students at West End Primary, Creek and Spot Bay Primary, and Layman Scott High School had the opportunity to learn from an internationally acclaimed musician, explore new musical ideas, and experience firsthand the joy and possibilities of making music.

The musical journey continued at University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), where an impromptu session created a special opportunity for students and the university community to connect through music.

These encounters are an important part of the Cayman Piano Festival’s mission: bringing exceptional international artists into our schools and communities, inspiring young musicians, and making meaningful musical experiences accessible across our islands.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. William Chapman Nyaho, the participating schools, UCCI, and all the teachers and students who welcomed us so warmly. Every musical encounter has the potential to spark curiosity, build confidence, and inspire a lifelong love of music! 💛🎶

#CaymanPianoFestival #CayMusicA #WilliamChapmanNyaho #MusicEducation #CaymanBrac #UCCI #InspiringYoungMusicians #CaymanIslands

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🎹 A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH AFRICAN AND DIASPORA HERITAGE! ✨
Last Thursday, Ghanaian-born pianist Dr. William Chapman Nyaho delivered a captivating performance at the 5th Cayman Piano Festival, celebrating the richness and diversity of music by composers of African descent.

The programme featured works by Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Tania León, Robert Kwami and Eleanor Alberga, among others, bringing together powerful spirituals, vibrant rhythms and distinctive musical traditions.
A highlight was Eleanor Alberga’s 3-Day Mix, performed by Nyaho alongside his piano duo partner, CayMusicA's Artistic Director, Glen Inanga. Inspired by the Jamaican folk song Mango Walk, the piece delighted with its playful rhythms and lively musical interplay.

The evening concluded with the infectious rhythmic energy of León’s Tumbao and Kwami’s January Dance, showcasing how the piano can evoke the pulse and complexity of an entire percussion ensemble.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. William Chapman Nyaho, Glen Inanga and everyone who joined us for this memorable celebration of music, culture and heritage!

#CaymanPianoFestival #WilliamChapmanNyaho #GlenInanga #CayMusicA #AfricanDiaspora #FlorencePrice #EleanorAlberga #TaniaLeon #RobertKwami #CaymanIslands

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🎹 MEET THE ARTIST | WILLIAM CHAPMAN NYAHO ✨

📅 Thursday, October 8 | 6:00 PM
📍 George Town Public Library

The 5th Cayman Piano Festival continues with Ghanaian-born pianist and educator Dr. William Chapman Nyaho, an internationally acclaimed performer and passionate advocate for music by composers of African descent.

With studies at Oxford University, the Eastman School of Music, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Dr. Nyaho has built an international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. He currently serves on the piano faculty at Pacific Lutheran University and Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Beyond the concert stage, Dr. Nyaho is widely recognised for championing African and African-diaspora composers. He edited the acclaimed five-volume collection Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, published by Oxford University Press, and received the 2022 MTNA-Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award for this work.

Join us for an evening celebrating exceptional piano artistry and the rich diversity of musical voices from Africa and its diaspora. 🎶

🎟️ Tickets are still available!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cayman-piano-festival-2026-tickets-1998549273677?aff=oddtdtcreator

#CaymanPianoFestival #WilliamChapmanNyaho #CayMusicA #CaymanArtsFestival #AfricanDiaspora #AfricanClassicalMusic #PianoMusic #ClassicalMusic #LiveMusicCayman #CaymanIslands 🎹🇰🇾

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I am so grateful for our inaugural 501(c)(3) Concordia Arts & Music Foundation Board of Directors and for such a successful, meaningful, and productive first board meeting.

I’m excited and honored to work alongside this amazing group of luminaries as we begin this journey together. I can’t wait to witness all the great things and opportunities we will create for our community through the power of music and the arts.

Here’s to an exciting new chapter!

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Highlights from the @nyahopianist masterclass! #eccmf #eccmf2026 #emeraldcoastchambermusicfestival

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🎼History is made as our album is published as sheet music for students and teachers across the world! 🌍 Join us in our quest to encourage the incorporation of this beautiful music leveled intermediate to early advanced into all teachers’ curriculums, as a significant step towards correcting the marginalization of skilled and essential voices within teaching repertoire. We send heartfelt congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard on this project and a special thank you to our partners for believing in our project: @hal_leonard @parmarecordings @sphinxorg we do not take your support for granted. Now… let’s celebrate 🎉 and grab yourself and your favorite music teacher a copy of this charming and educational book at HalLeonard.com compiled and edited by Dr. Leah Claiborne. It was such a pleasure to celebrate at our annual teacher meetup @mtnaorg conference!

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IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎊🙌🏾
I can’t begin to explain how excited I am for this new publication, Arise and Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers – 28 Progressive Pieces. 📚✨ This was some heavy lifting, but it all came together so beautifully (and on time😆).
There are so many people to thank, but for now I want to give my deepest gratitude to @hal_leonard for believing in this project and helping it come to fruition. 🙏🏾 Also, to every composer, the estates, and archival libraries who gave a resounding 🙌🏾YES 🙌🏾to bring this collection together. Thank you to the living composers who were so supportive during this process (@kevindaymusic @daveraglandmusic @innocentorum @artinamccain and Valerie Capers)🎶💛
And of course, thank you to @sphinxorg for your continued support and to the artists who have already made this music come to life. (@michelleacann @drkwalwyn @klassicalkyle @mariathompsoncorley @lewis.warren.jr @soundliberator @lizhillpiano @nyahopianist @artinamccain 🖤🎹

This project has taken a journey beyond what I could have ever imagined.
I cannot wait for you all to bring this music into your homes, studios, and concert stages.

The official launch of this new publication will be at the Hal Leonard Showcase in Chicago this weekend at the Music Teachers National Association conference.
🔗 link to order in my bio 🔥📖
More soon!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎊💕🙌🏾🥂 #PianoMusic #BlackComposers #HalLeonard #SheetMusic #pianopedagogy

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So grateful to William Chapman Nyaho #nyahopianist for letting me share this. It was such an honour to make music with you in Marseille earlier this year. Hope we can do it again soon and with a bit more time as having only 20 minutes in the studio was tricky (thanks to Marseille traffic!). No warm ups for either of us and Nyaho you hadn’t even touched a piano for weeks as you were meant to be on holiday!!

Thanks again for your generosity of spirit, as well as your immense knowledge and understanding of this beautiful repertoire
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Thank you Patrick for the video:-)

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With less than two months of preparation, Micah and Amelia learned, memorized, and performed their Bach repertoire at the SIPF Bach Festival—and excelled! Congratulations to both of them, and to their dedicated, supportive parents for their encouragement every step of the way.

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My 40th birthday is one for the books! This year so many puzzle pieces snapped into place. In the realm of leadership I am so grateful to be elected President-Elect of Colorado State Music Teachers Association (CSMTA), Secretary for our Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter Board, and to be developing my research project for my doctoral degree at CU-Denver in Leadership for Educational Equity. My piano studio is at its max with incredible students who are learning and performing stronger than ever. I have had the enormous honor to work with Dr. Leah Claiborne as a producer for Arise & Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers for Kids in our quest to bring this music to the masses and encourage the incorporation into all teachers’ curriculums, correcting the historical marginalization of essential voices within teaching repertoire. And finally, my most treasured source of joy, my sweet life with my husband Shawn, my encouraging family, friends, colleagues - I am so lucky. Thank you all for being a reliable support system as I’ve been growing my career, venturing into new spaces of the music industry and exploring pathways that I previously had not even known of. This life is one wild ride! I’m grateful for every second I get. 🎉🥂🎶 Let’s go year 40!

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I began this project to honor the contributions of Black composers who have long been left out of the stories we tell about classical music—especially when it comes to music for children. My mission has been to restore and uplift these joyful, imaginative, and beautifully crafted works written for young pianists. This music doesn’t just fill gaps in repertoire—it expands how we teach, how we inspire, and how we define excellence and creativity in early musical education. Arise & Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers for Kids grew into something much bigger than recordings; it is a celebration of cultural richness, childhood curiosity, and the transformative power of representation.
After so much care and dedication went into bringing this project to life, it’s an incredible honor to share that Arise & Shine has been submitted for GRAMMY® consideration for Best Children’s Music Album. This album is more than a collection of performances—it’s a tribute to the brilliance, resilience, and heart of Black composers whose music deserves to be heard and loved by the next generation. Having this work recognized on such a meaningful platform and fellow colleagues in the Recording Academy affirms the importance of telling fuller, truer stories through music—and creating space where every child can see themselves reflected at the piano. Thank you sincerely for your support in this endeavor, and we hope you feel as inspired by the music as our team was bringing this project to life.

Pianists:
@michelleacann @leahclaiborne_piano @mariathompsoncorley @lizhillpiano @artinamccain @nyahopianist @klassicalkyle @drkwalwyn @lewiswarrenjr @lewis.warren.jr @soundliberator
Producers: @leahclaiborne_piano @benraznick
Audio: @aarondavidross Aaron Ross
Mastering: Anna Frick @frickinanna @allysoundmastering
Videography: @robdavidsonmedia Rob Davidson
Label: @parmarecordings
Thank you: @yasinewyork @sphinxorg

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Jamaican Dance No. 1 by Oswald Russell performed by Dr. William Chapman Nyaho is track number 11 on our album, Arise and Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers for Kids!
This piece is a new favorite in my studio. It’s hard not to sway back and forth with these rhythms and fun accents. #blackcomposers #blackpianists #pianoteaching

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