Please note: this post refers to a previous Choro workshop at Centrum.
Visit Centrum's Choro website for information on current Choro workshops and performances.
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CHORO: THE SWEET LAMENT OF BRAZILIAN MUSIC
Workshop: November 8-11, 2007 (full)
Concert: November 10, 2007, 7:30pm
Join Mike Marshall (mandolin), Carlos Oliveira (six- and
seven-string cavanquinho guitar), Andy Connell (clarinet and
saxophone), and Brian Rice (pandeiro and other Brazilian percussion
instruments) in this new Centrum fall offering.
The thirty-person workshop is open to all instruments. “There will
be people of different backgrounds and abilities and we’ll be sure to
match you up!” Marshall says.
Evening jam sessions, combined with relaxing Brazilian film and
audio sessions, round out the workshop. Participants will receive free
admission to the November 10 performance in the Joseph F. Wheeler
Theater. On Sunday morning, November 11, participants are invited to
join the faculty for an authentic Brazilian brunch, prepared by chefs
who have relocated to the United States.
For Concert Tickets, visit our online ticket order page,
or call our ticket office at 360.385.3102 x117. The music will start at
7:30pm on Saturday, November 10 at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater. Tickets are $16.
Faculty
Andy Connell
has played in ensembles ranging from jazz to classical to Brazilian
music. In addition to his work as a performer, Connell is an
ethnomusicologist whose primary research focuses on issues of musical
identity and globalization in Brazilian popular instrumental music. He
is currently an assistant professor of music at James Madison
University in Virginia, working on a book about Brazilian jazz.
Mike Marshall is one of the world’s most
accomplished and versatile acoustic musicians—a master of mandolin,
guitar, and violin whose playing is as imaginative and adventurous as
it is technically thrilling. Able to swing from jazz to classical to
bluegrass to Latin styles, he puts his stamp on everything he plays
with an inspirational blend of intellect and emotion.
Carlos Oliveira hails from Recife, in northeastern
Brazil. This area is especially rich in African influences, and its
regional music has greatly influenced Brazilian music. Deeply affected
by his exposure to American jazz, Oliveira moved to the US to expand
his contact with the music. Oliveira has performed and/or recorded with
Claudia Villela, Claudia Gomez, Celia Malheiros, Eddie Duran, and
Ricardo Peixoto.
Brian Rice is a much sought-after percussionist for
his wealth of experience and skill in a multitude of styles. He is the
founder of Samba Seattle, a ninety-member escola de samba, and has
played everything from Brazilian, Cuban and Middle Eastern music, to
jazz, klezmer, and Celtic. In 2003, Rice traveled to Brazil to study
with renowned pandeiro player Marcos Susano.
Faculty
Andy Connell has played in ensembles ranging from jazz to classical to Brazilian music. In addition to his work as a performer, Connell is an ethnomusicologist whose primary research focuses on issues of musical identity and globalization in Brazilian popular instrumental music. He is currently an assistant professor of music at James Madison University in Virginia, working on a book about Brazilian jazz.
Mike Marshall is one of the world’s most accomplished and versatile acoustic musicians—a master of mandolin, guitar, and violin whose playing is as imaginative and adventurous as it is technically thrilling. Able to swing from jazz to classical to bluegrass to Latin styles, he puts his stamp on everything he plays with an inspirational blend of intellect and emotion.
Carlos Oliveira hails from Recife, in northeastern Brazil. This area is especially rich in African influences, and its regional music has greatly influenced Brazilian music. Deeply affected by his exposure to American jazz, Oliveira moved to the US to expand his contact with the music. Oliveira has performed and/or recorded with Claudia Villela, Claudia Gomez, Celia Malheiros, Eddie Duran, and Ricardo Peixoto.
Brian Rice is a much sought-after percussionist for his wealth of experience and skill in a multitude of styles. He is the founder of Samba Seattle, a ninety-member escola de samba, and has played everything from Brazilian, Cuban and Middle Eastern music, to jazz, klezmer, and Celtic. In 2003, Rice traveled to Brazil to study with renowned pandeiro player Marcos Susano.