Saturday, October 11 2008

These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Portal VivaMusica in Brazil, ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Also from my faithful HVL Website viewers - send me an email if you know of any upcoming Villa-Lobos concert, anywhere in the world.

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Key 1

Marsalis Brasilianos in Orange County

Date: 
10/11/2008 - 20:00
Location: 
USA: Orange County CA
Work Performed: 
Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone
Suite for Strings
Bachianas Brasileiras #5

Philharmonia Brasilianos with Branford Marsalis

Philharmonic Society
Saturday, October 11, 2008
8:00 PM

Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Series Name: Masterworks GOLD Series
Subscriber Sale Date: 6/2/2008
Public Sale Date: 6/16/2008

Pre-concert lecture by Shaun Naidoo, 7pm

Program

Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for soprano Saxophone, A 490
Villa-Lobos: Suite for strings, A. 054
Mihaud: La Creation du Monde, Op. 81
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5, A. 389
Mihaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165c

Artists

Branford Marsalis, saxophone

Long known as one of the giants of the Jazz world, in the new century, Grammy Award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis continues his dedication to classical music. His 2001 Sony Classical recording Creation, which features the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, was the acclaimed saxophonist's first classical recording in 15 years.

 



Check out this Villa-Lobos Magazine post on Marsalis Brasilianos for current information on this project.

 

Key 1

Brazilian Guitar Quartet Plays BB#1 in Troy NY

Date: 
10/11/2008 - 20:00
Location: 
USA: Troy NY
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #1

Friends of Chamber Music, Troy NY

BRAZILIAN GUITAR QUARTET
Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 8 pm

Everton Gloeden, 8 string guitar
Luiz Mantovani, 8 string guitar
Tadeu do Amaral, 6 string guitar
Clemer Andreotti, 6 string guitar
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4, BWV 1069; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 (1930); Ronaldo Miranda: Variações Sérias sobre um tema de Anacleto de Medeiros (1991); Isaac Albeniz: Three Pieces from "Iberia" Suite; Francisco Mignone: Lenda Sertaneja, Congada

Praised by the Washington Post for their "seductive beauty" and "virtuosic gusto," the Brazilian Guitar Quartet has established itself as one of world's leading guitar ensembles.