Villa-Lobos International Chamber Music Festival Part II
Festival Finale Part II: Bachianas Brasileiras
Culver Center of the Arts
Performance | Friday, January 30, 2015, 8pm |
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UCR Department of Music in collaboration with the Culver Center of the Arts and the São Paulo State University Campinas Festival Finale Part II: Bachianas Brasileiras Music for cello ensemble celebrating Villa-Lobos' trinity of Bach, Brazil, and the cello Villa-Lobos’ most celebrated works, the Bachianas Brasileiras, combine his three great loves: Bach, the cello, and Brazil – these works, the first in the history of music composed for an orchestra of cellos, conflate Brazilian rhythms and gestures with Bach’s harmony and counterpoint, resulting in the composer’s most extraordinary masterworks. The first half of the concert presents the premiere of a new work for cello, live-electronics and interactive multimedia by Paulo C. Chagas. PROGRAM Paulo C. Chagas: Gravity and Grace: Mobile III for cello, live-electronics and interactive multimedia (world premiere) Intermission Bach: Chorale Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no. 1 Tom Jobim: Modinha Jorge Ben: Mas que Nada Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 Ashbridge: Bach a la Baiao |
