Connecticut, USA - In his latest work, featured as one of four composers premiering their music at Yale School of Music’s Sprague Hall earlier this month, Andy Akiho took those within earshot on a journey that was limited potentially by only the listener’s own ability, to comprehend the daring freedom of Akiho’s vision.
Whenever this visionary young man puts music down, the listener can be certain that there will be movements and combinations that challenge one’s concept of music, and the role of steelpan within same. Akiho retains his devotion to the steelpan as his primary instrument, even as he continues to proudly showcase its evolution as it journeys along with him as he musically chronicles his life experiences - resulting in scintillating and evocative music works.
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