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Work in Progress
Alma Brasileira: Soul of Brazil
- Date: Originally Saturday, November 20 - Postponed till March 2011
- Time: 7:30pm
- Location: Good Shepherd Center Chapel
- Address: 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Seattle WA
- Tickets: $15 advance admission at Brown Paper Tickets, $20 at the door
Alma Brasileira (Soul of Brazil) is a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the premiere of Heitor Villa-Lobos' work of the same name. This piece and others were composed by Villa-Lobos in the 1920's under collections titled "Choros" named after the Portuguese word for "cry" and a popular genre of Brazilian improvised instrumental music.
This concert will feature re-imaginings of Choros 1, 5 (Alma Brasileira), 6, 9, 11, "bis" and "introducao" for twelve-piece jazz chamber ensemble (Mathew Schwartz-flute, Steve Griggs - saxophone, Doug Ostgard - English horn, Tom Varner - French horn, Eyvind Kang - viola, Louie Richmond - cello, Phil Sparks - bass, Marco de Carvalho - guitar, Nick Newcomb - harp, Susan Pascal - vibraphone, Bill Anschell - piano, and Jeff Busch - percussion). The program of seven Villa-Lobos Choros will be supplemented by eleven more works by Villa-Lobos, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Steve Griggs. Each piece will be prefaced by a brief narrative of historical context.
Draft Program
- Choro #1 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Choro #5 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Choro #6 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Choro #9 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Choro #11 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Introducao aus Choros - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Choro bis - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Family - Steve Griggs
- Longing - Steve Griggs
- For Those Who Pray - Steve Griggs
- To Walk in Beauty - Steve Griggs
- String Quartet No. 1 - Cantilena - Heitor Villa-Lobos
- String Quartet No. 1 - Canto Lirico - Heitor Villa-Lobos