Villa-Lobos: 50 Years On at the Royal Academy of Music
Villa-Lobos: 50 Years On
Monday 01 February
7.30pm
Duke's Hall
Tickets £6 (concessions £4) from the Academy's Box Office.
Performers include
Fabricio Mattos guitar*
Roberto Gomez Ortiz tenor
Sonia Grane soprano
St James Wind Quintet:
Renate Sokolovska flute
Suzanne Thorn oboe
Ellen Deverall clarinet
Karen Geoghegan bassoon
Nicholas Ireson horn
Villa-Lobos Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon; Modinha; Canção do Poeta do Seculo XVIII; Veleiros; Lundú da Marquesa de Santos; Canção do Amor; Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras no.5; Sexteto místico; Quintetto em forma de chôros; Guitar Concerto*; Chôro no.7
This event marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of celebrated Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. A pre-concert talk with Fabio Zanon on the musical and cultural context of tonight's programme will be followed by a performance celebrating his prolific output for guitar and chamber ensemble