This weekend, members of Berkeley Choro Ensemble are having two shows featuring visiting Brazilian musicians: Vitor Gonçalves, piano/accordian, NYC and Rio, and Rogério Souza, 7-string Brazilian guitar, Rio, guitarist,composer and scholar of Brazilian Popular Music. Please join us! We’re really happy to welcome our friends, both of whom will be teaching at California Brazil Camp in Cazadero during this period.
Saturday, August 22nd, 8 pm
Piedmont Piano Club, Uptown Oakland
1728 San Pablo Ave. (at 18th), Oakland
$20 – To reserve tickets with your credit card, please call (510) 547-8188…
Piedmont Piano Company is pleased to present:
Brazilian Folkloric Jazz
Harvey Wainapel & Vitor Gonçalves
piedmontpiano.com/concerts/150822wainapelgoncalves.html
Harvey Wainapel and Vitor Gonçalves will present a concert that showcases the great variety and richness of Brazilian music; besides the well-known sounds of samba and bossa nova, the duo will perform exotic rhythms such as choro, maracatú, forro, xote, and more. Expect an evening of high-spirited virtuosity, spontaneity, and lyricism.
Sunday, August 23rd, 2-4 pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble and
Rogério Souza Home Concert
North Berkeley off Solano
This program will feature Rio de Janeiro 7-string Brazilian guitarist, ogério Souza, one of the leading performers and scholars of Brazilian Popular Music, in choro, original compositions, samba and more. Featuring Jane Lenoir, flute, Harvey Wainapel, clarinet,
Brian Rice, pandeiro/percussion and some special guests.
to Reserve: berkeleychoroensemble {at} gmail.com
Address delivered at the time of reservation
or ticket purchase:
Tickets: (recommended-space limited)
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2156462