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DIÁLOGOS DUO UPDATE
Diálogos Duo just completed a busy Fall season.
We presented the NY Premiere of SAMBA LEGENDS.
Of the 11 suites composed for the Duo, it is the largest– 20 movements, 25 tributes spanning a century of samba's rich evolution:
Noel Rosa, Dorival Caymmi, Ary Barroso
Cartola, Jamelão, Nelson Sargento, Elton Medeiros
Paulinho da Viola, Beth Carvalho, Arlindo Cruz
Johnny Alf, Chico Buarque
Baden Powell, Rafael Rabello, Sebastião Tapajós
Toninho Horta, Sérgio Santos
PERFORMANCES were held at JAZZ FORUM, ELEBASH HALL (CUNY Graduate Center) and two concerts at ST. MICHAELS AUDITORIUM.
Numerous clips will be on YouTube and DUO PAGE by sometime in January.
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“Soirée for Pixinguinha”
Below is one of the movements, “Mi Menor”, a dedication to the brilliant guitarist-composer GUINGA.
NEW DUO WORKS in progress…
• Chopin Brasileiro
Transformations of Chopin masterpieces.
• Scriabin Carioca
Adaptations of the composer's études and préludes.
• Bate-papos Ten Clarinet Duets
This collection of Duets explores a variety of Brazilian genres featuring “groove counterpoint”. Some pieces lend themselves to Brazilian percussion.
A definitive recording will be produced in the New Year. Two versions will be available:
1. ARTISTIC RELEASE
2. PLAYALONG MIX
Check out one of the DUETS, “Coco Pouco Louco” with Louis Arques in split-screen.
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