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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Blattner Lecture Series: Conversations With Kate Van Orden at Hanna Boys Center
Harvard musicologist and Festival favorite Kate van Orden returns to discuss one of contemporary music’s most dynamic musicians, world renowned guitarist and composer Sergio Assad. Assad’s inspirations range widely, from European composers like Chopin and Ravel to the rich and varied musical traditions of his native Brazil. All Blattner Series Lectures are free with purchase of concert ticket.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Sergio Assad And His World at Hanna Boys Center
Immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of Brazil as we bring to life the musical genius of GRAMMY-award winning Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger Sergio Assad (b. 1953). Renowned for his captivating duo performances with his brother Odair Assad and frequent collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma and other luminaries, Assad stands as one of today’s most prolific composers for the guitar. The program presents Assad’s music alongside that of his Brazilian forebears, Antonio Carlos Gomes and Heitor Villa-Lobos, as well as his European influences, Chopin and Maurice Ravel. Bay Area guitarist - and friend of Assad’s - Marc Teicholz makes his Festival debut for this Brazilian panorama.

Program
Sérgio Assad - Suite Brasileira No. 4 | I. Cateretê
Maurice Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit, M.55 | I. Ondine. Lent
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Selections from Canções típicas brasileiras, W158 (1919-35); Epigramas ironicos e sentimentais, W183 (1921-23)
Modinhas e canções, W441, 563  (1943)
Antônio Carlos Gomes - Sonata for Strings in D Major (1894) | IV. Vivace, "O Burrico de Pau" (The Wooden Donkey)
Assad/Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin - Chopin Preludes Op. 28 and Assad Preludios Chopinianos | selections
Assad - 4 Capriccios for Guitar and String Quartet | selections
Ravel - Trio in A minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, M.67 (1914)

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