The Assad Brothers’ Brazilian Guitar Festival
Sérgio and Odair Assad guitar duo
Romero Lubambo guitar
Badi Assad guitar/vocals
Celso Machado guitar/percussion/vocals
Friday, January 25, 8pm, Sanders Theatre

The phenomenal guitar duo of Sergio and Odair Assad bring an all-star lineup of classical and Brazilian guitar wizards to Sanders Theatre for an evening of virtuosic excitement. Celebrity Series audiences will remember Romero Lubambo as the scintillating guitarist whose duo performance with vocalist Luciana Souza lit up Sanders Theatre in 2006. Also joining the Assad Brothers will be their sister, Badi Assad, a vocalist, guitarist and innovative popular music performer in her own right, and the joyful percussionist Celso Machado, a master of ritmos brasilieros.

“The Assads’ playing is so seamlessly integrated that their ensemble passages flowed with the living, vibrant voice of a single instrument.”
—Los Angeles Times

Program:

Sérgio & Odair:

Egberto Gismonti
Contos de Cordel

Sérgio Assad
Homenagem as nossas raizes

Sérgio, Odair & Romero:

César Camargo Mariano
Curumim

Romero:

R. Lubambo
Pr’o Flavio

Carlos Lyra
Influencia do Jazz

Romero & Celso:

Mauricio Einhorn & Durval Ferreira
Estamos ai

Sergio, Odair, Romero & Celso:

Paulo Bellinati
Á Furiosa

Baden Powell
Samba Novo

Celso:

Celso Machado
Corpo
Fantasia Brasileira

Badi & Celso:
improvisation

Badi:

Badi Assad
Waves

Billy Blanco
A Banca do Distinto

Sérgio, Odair & Badi:

Gabriel Levy
Baião de Cinco

All:

Sérgio Assad
Frevo Antigo

T. Jobim
Medley

Box office prices: $55, $45, $35
Subscription prices: $50, $40, $30


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