2012 Villa-Lobos Festival in Albuquerque
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).