Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Larry Del Casale

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Friday, May 8
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Carlos Barbosa Lima and Larry Del Casale are celebrating 11 years of performing as a Duo. Their concerts in Europe and America have been hailed as guitar events that take you away from the everyday classical guitar recital into the swing of the Brazilian musical world.

Acclaimed internationally as one of the world's leading guitar masters, ZOHO recording artist, Carlos Barbosa-Lima is recognized throughout the world for his extraordinary skills as a performer and arranger of a wide variety of music for the guitar. His most recent recordings, "Frenesi", "Siboney" and "O'Boto", have been met by critical acclaim and feature the rich cultural heritage of Latin American music combined with Barbosa-Lima's stunning arrangements. 

On April 12, 2013 Carlos Barbosa-Lima, along with Larry Del Casale, and the Latin Grammy winning quartet the Havana String Quartet, released; "Beatlerianas" which was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2013.

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Carlos Barbosa-Lima & The Havana String Quartet Leo Brouwer - Beatlerianas

The Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (*1939) is protagonist and inspiration behind the musical union of internationally known guitarist Carlos Barbosa Lima and the Latin Grammy-winning Havana String Quartet. Leo Brouwer’s two quintets for guitar and string quartet, several pieces for solo and duo guitar and the world premiere recording of his 5th String Quartet will delight listeners with their compositional variety and the technical and interpretive strength of their performances.

Havana-based Leo Brouwer, composer, guitarist, pedagogue and orchestra conductor, is one of the most important musicians in today’s international classical music scene. Beginning his guitar studies with Isaac Nicola, he continued his musical education at New York's Julliard School studying composition with Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, IsadorePreed, J. Diemente and Joseph Iadone.

Since the 1950’s, Brouwer has created a remarkable addition to the classical guitar repertoire, and his works for guitar are performed more often than those of any other living composer. He is also a recognized composer of orchestra and choral works, chamber music, modern ballet, and as many as 60 film scores. He is an honorable member of UNESCO and has received over 200 awards over his outstanding career. These include the Latin Grammy for Best Classical Music Album in 2010, and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for his String Quartet # 4 in 2012 - both for the prior Havana String Quartet / ZOHO release of his first four String Quartets and the String Trio (ZOHO ZM 201108).

Beatlerianas is a suite of seven Beatles song arrangements, heard for the first time on this album in this version for guitar and string quartet. Originally this work was conceived for guitar and string orchestra at the bequest of Japanese guitarist Ichiro Suzuki in 1985. The string orchestra version was entitled "From Yesterday to Penny Lane" and was previously recorded by Carlos Barbosa-Lima in 1997, now out of print.

Although one might think that it is difficult to expect much from tunes that are so commonly covered, Brouwer’s rendition is a work of art, as the piece is overflowing with a variety of influences, textures and techniques. The guitar and string quartet are in constant dialogue sharing harmonic combinations, colors and melodies.

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