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Sergio and Clarice Assad Duo. Guitar and voice

13 May, 2023 / 20:00h.

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Sergio and Clarice Assad Duo

The musical history of the Assad family began in the 1950s with Seu Jorge, a self-taught mandolin player, and his wife, DoƱa Ica, praised by the LA Times as “The Billie Holiday of Brazil.” Together they passed on to their sons, SĆ©rgio, Odair and Badi, their passion for music, but they never imagined that it would become the phenomenon that would make ā€œAssadā€ musicians known all over the world.

ā€œBrazil’s first family of musicā€ may be best known for the amazing guitar duo of SĆ©rgio and Odair Assad. Through notable recordings for Nonesuch and Sony Classical, including collaborations with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Assad Brothers have become one of the preeminent guitar duos of our time.

Clarice Assad is a major artistic voice in the classical, world, pop and jazz genres, a powerful communicator recognized for her musical range and versatility. A Grammy-nominated songwriter, celebrated pianist, inventive vocalist, and educator, she is recognized for her evocative colors, rich textures, and diverse stylistic variety.

The idea for the collaborative venture came from SĆ©rgio Assad, who dreamed of presenting several generations of the family together on stage, performing a century of Brazilian music of disparate styles. It’s impossible to know whether the themes stem from a shared formative experience, musical tradition, or shared genetic make-up, but when the end result moves the listener emotionally, that question is probably irrelevant.

After traveling for more than a decade with the family, SĆ©rgio and Clarice Assad embarked on a duo project and have toured extensively in the United States. They recorded an album for the Adventure Music label in 2016 called RelĆ­quia. Most recently, the duo began a collaboration with Third Coast Percussion, recording the Archetypes CD, which has received rave reviews from Classics Today, DC Metro, Classical Music Sentinel and Gramophone.

Clarice and SĆ©rgio share their undying passion for musical composition and performance, reimagining old classics and writing new works together as a collaborative team. The family essence is ever present, wrapped in the warmth and complexities of ancestry and connection.
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