The 8th annual Berkeley Festival of Choro presents Brazilian choro in chamber music.
Curating a wide array of choro over the years, the Berkeley Festival of Choro is taking a fresh look at where the beloved Brazilian genre can go. This year we feature the Echo Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Canosa, director performing the Brazilian Choro Suite for choro quartet and chamber orchestra (Peixoto/Wainapel/Senna), as well as the music of São Paulo native, Lea Freire. Freire, featured on our 4th Berkeley Festival of Choro is an inventive arranger, pianist and flutist.
Also featuring accordion master Vitor Gonçalves with special guests, Alexandre Ribeiro on clarinet and Roberta Valente on pandeiro, and members of the Berkeley Choro Ensemble. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Gonçalves has delighted audiences around the world with Anat Cohen as well as with his own choro super group, Regional de NY.
The 8th annual Berkeley Festival of Choro presents Brazilian choro in chamber music.
Curating a wide array of choro over the years, the Berkeley Festival of Choro is taking a fresh look at where the beloved Brazilian genre can go. This year we feature the Echo Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Canosa, director performing the Brazilian Choro Suite for choro quartet and chamber orchestra (Peixoto/Wainapel/Senna), as well as the music of São Paulo native, Lea Freire. Freire, featured on our 4th Berkeley Festival of Choro is an inventive arranger, pianist and flutist.
Also featuring accordion master Vitor Gonçalves with special guests, Alexandre Ribeiro on clarinet and Roberta Valente on pandeiro, and members of the Berkeley Choro Ensemble. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Gonçalves has delighted audiences around the world with Anat Cohen as well as with his own choro super group, Regional de NY.
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