Wednesday, October 22 2008

These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Portal VivaMusica in Brazil, ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Also from my faithful HVL Website viewers - send me an email if you know of any upcoming Villa-Lobos concert, anywhere in the world.

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Marsalis Brasilianos in Milwaukee

Date: 
10/22/2008 - 00:00
Location: 
USA: Milwaukee WI
Work Performed: 
Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone
Suite for Strings
Bachianas Brasileiras #5

Marsalis Brasilianos

Milwaukee, WI - The Kuttemperoor Auditorium
October 22, 2008

Marsalis Brasilianos is a celebration of the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, featuring Branford Marsalis and members of the Philarmonia Brasilera (Gil Jardim, Conductor). This fascinating new project commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the revered Brazilian composers death.

Bringing together Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis with a Brazilian orchestra known for it's remarkable work with Villa-Lobos' music, the program is uniquely suited to Marsalis' mastery of both jazz and classical music, allowing the language of Villa-Lovos' compositions to truly shine.

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Brazilian Guitar Quartet at the National Gallery of Art in Washington

Date: 
10/22/2008 - 12:00
Location: 
USA: Washington DC

National Gallery of Art

West Building, West Garden Court, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC

October 22
*Brazilian Guitar Quartet
Music by Albeniz, Villa-Lobos, and other Brazilian composers
Wednesday, 12:10 p.m.
East Building Auditorium

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Pianist Joanna MacGregor plays Choros #01 in Brighton

Date: 
10/22/2008 - 19:45
Location: 
UK: Brighton
Work Performed: 
Choros #01

When: Wednesday 22 October 2008 at 19:45
Where: Great Hall, Brighton College, Brighton
Performers: Joanna MacGregor, piano
Programme : Johann Sebastian Bach
1: Selected Preludes and Fugues
Dmitry Shostakovich
2: A Selection from the 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op 87
Hector Villa-Lobos
3: Chôros No 1
4: Prelude No 1 in E minor
Egberto Gismonti
5: Frevo
Note: Joanna MacGregor, one of contemporary music's great individualists, performs a mix of classical and contemporary music, ranging from Bach to Shostakovich, from George Gershwin to the Afro-sambas of Brazil's great contemporary composers.
Ticket Prices: £15 (£10 Concessions, students & over 65s) - Tickets available from 01273 737223, bhps@freenetname.co.uk or on the door
Venue: Great Hall, Brighton College
Eastern Road
Brighton
East Sussex
England

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BB#6 in Auckland

Date: 
10/22/2008 - 20:00
Location: 
New Zealand: Auckland
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #6

Music from The 4 Corners

Music from The 4 Corners, Auckland Central, 22 October 2008

Luca Manghi - flute
Ben Hoadley - bassoon
Read Gainsford - piano

Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras #6
Beethoven Trio in G major for flute, bassoon and piano
Eve de Castro-Robinson New work for flute and bassoon

Indicator
When: Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Where: Music Theatre, 6 Symonds St, Auckland Central
Cost:
full price: $30.00
concessions: $15.00