Works by Armand, Handel, Scheidler, Barrios, Piazzolla, Joplin, Albeniz, de Falla, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Gnattali, Azevedo, Pixinguinha, Villa-Lobos and de Abreu.
Quarteto Vivace Brasil is one of the most exciting new groups on the Latin American musical scene. Four master players on two guitars, percussion and flute bring sizzling energy to Brazilian sambas and chôros, Argentinian tangos, American ragtime, and classical pieces from Handel to Bizet’s Carmen to Saint-Säens’ Carnival of the Animals. The quartet was quickly booked up for a nearly month-long premiere US tour, including appearances in New York City, Boston, Milwaukee, New Orleans, San Francisco and many other cities. Randy Morse, the producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Best of Brazil, calls them “four of Brazil's best musicians, who present their well-chosen repertoire with verve, panache and a sensitivity that radiates the exquisite beauty of this music.”
- Venue: Old First Church
- Date: Fri February 5, 2010 8:00pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $17 to $14
- Tickets: (415) 474 1608
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January 19, 2010
Flautist Tadeu Coelho is finding, on his group’s first tour of the U.S., that American musical palates are pleased by a healthy mix of genres. He believes that his fellow Brazilians are endemically suited to serving up eclecticism.
“It has to do with our heritage,” Coelho points out. “We are a very mixed population, from African, European, Japanese, and native Indian. We are very much like our national dish, feijoada, where you put a little bit of everything in it and make this very wonderful stew.”
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