Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 8:00 pm
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
$28

De Volta As Raizes (Back To Our Roots)

Presented in partnership with the Austin Classical Guitar Society and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Texas Performing Arts welcomes 2010 Grammy Award winning Brazilian guitar virtuosos Sergio and Odair Assad for an evening devoted to their Lebanese musical roots, aptly titled De Volta As Raizes (Back To Our Roots).

Joining the Assad brothers are pianist/singer and composer Clarice Assad, percussionist Jamey Haddad, and the hypnotic Lebanese singer Christiane Karam. Be swept away by this exploration of the rhythmic similarities that tie Middle Eastern music with the music of Brazil. Sergio and Clarice Assad are composing new music specifically for this project and Karam has set modern and ancient Lebanese texts to new works. With her exquisite voice and the Assad Brothers’ beloved virtuosity and awe-inspiring ensemble work, this evening promises to raise the bar of Middle Eastern music.

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“It doesn’t get better than the Assads. It’s no wonder that they are, far and away, the leading classical guitar duo in the world.”
DR. MATTHEW HINSLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY