Monday, March 5 2012

These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Concerto, Concertino, and 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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2012 Villa-Lobos Festival in Albuquerque

Date: 
03/05/2012 - 00:00
Location: 
USA: Albuquerque NM
Work Performed: 
Choros #01
Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras
Choros #05
Serestas
Chansons Bresiliennes
Bachianas Brasileiras #6
Violin Sonata #1

Fred Sturm has organized a four concert chamber festival in Albuquerque, NM in honor of Villa-Lobos' 125th birthday.  The first three concerts take place at the University of New Mexico, with the fourth at Outpost Performance Space. Concerts include:

Sunday, February 19, 2012
Five Preludes for Guitar, Michael Chapdelaine
Choro #2 for flute and clarinet, Jennifer Lau and Keith Lemmons
Choro #7 "Settimo" for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, tam-tam. Jennifer Lau. Kevin Vigneau, Keith Lemmons, Eric Lau, Beth Van Arsdel, Carmelo de los Santos, Mathias Iff, conducted by Jorge Perez-Gomez
Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, celeste and guitar; Jennifer Lau, Kevin Vigneau, Eric Lau, Lynn Gorman-DeVelder, Fred Sturm, Benjamin Silva
Ciclo Brasileiro (complete), Fred Sturm

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Monday, March 5, 2012
Choro #1 and selected Etudes for guitar, Benjamin Silva
Saudades das Sélvas Brasileiras (1927)
Chôro No. 5 for piano "Alma brasileira" (Brazilian Soul) (1925) Fred Sturm
Selected songs from Serestas and Chansons Brésiliennes, Jacqueline Zanderwall and Fred Sturm
Bachianas Brasileiras #6 for flute and Bassoon, Valerie Potter, Stefanie Przybylska
Sonate-fantaisie no. 1, "Desesperança" (Despair) for violin and piano, Cármelo de los Santos, Fred Sturm

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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Cirandas (complete), Fred Sturm
Bachianas Brasileiras #5 (complete), soprano and celli, Elysia Meyers and cello choir
Canto do Cisne Negro, cello and piano, David Schepps and Fred Sturm
Quartet #1, Abe Frank Quartet

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Saturday, March 31, 2012 all solo piano, Fred Sturm
A Prole do Bebê suite one (complete)
Carnaval das Crianças (complete), assisted by Charles Nickerson last movement
A Lenda do Caboclo
Caixinha de Música Quebrada
Bachianas Brasileiras #4 (complete).

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Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players: Spanish Flavors

Date: 
03/05/2012 - 19:30
03/05/2012 - 19:30
Location: 
USA: New York NY
Work Performed: 
Fantasie Concertante for clarinet, bassoon & piano

Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, New York City, NY, New York City, NY 10023, United States
Monday 5-Mar-12 14:00
Monday 5-Mar-12 19:30

Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players ~ Spanish Flavors
Turina, Joaquin (1882-1949), Piano Trio no. 1 in D major, Op.35
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959), Fantaisie Concertante
Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992), L'Histoire du Tango
Ginastera, Alberto (1916-1983), Impresiones de la Puna for Flute and String Quartet
Granados, Enrique (1867-1916), Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.49
Roman Rabinovich, Piano
Xiao-Dong Wang, Violin
Lisa Shihoten, Violin
Max Mandel, Viola
David Requiro, Cello
Oren Fader, Guitar
Barry Crawford, Flute
Vadim Lando, Clarinet
Gina Cuffari, Bassoon

Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less

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Villa-Lobos Celebration at Coastal Carolina University

Date: 
03/05/2012 - 19:30
Location: 
USA: Conway SC

Coastal Carolina University Department of Music
Villa-Lobos Celebration
Daniel Hull and Matt Tracy, directors
Monday, March 5, 7:30 p.m.
Recital Hall, Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts

In honor of the 125th birthday of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, the Coastal Carolina University Department of Music will celebrate with a concert of his works. Come out for an invigorating evening of chamber music from one of the 20th-century's most prolific composers.

General admission: $3
CCU and HGTC students: Free with ticket
(one per valid ID)
CCU and HGTC faculty/staff: Free with ticket
(two per valid ID)
Children (ages 10 and under): Free with ticket
(must be accompanied by an adult)

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125th Birthday Anniversary Concert at Merkin Concert Hall

Date: 
03/05/2012 - 19:30
Location: 
USA: New York NY

The Villa-Lobos Music Society
Green Mansions Project
125TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
MARCH 5, 2012, 7:30PM
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center

JOIN US for a very special 125th birthday anniversary concert of works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, selected for this historic occasion by Villa-Lobos friend and protégé, Dr. Alfred Heller.