The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USA Click Here to Purchase Tickets. Come celebrate the release of our new album, Passos Brasileiros (Brazilian Steps)! Passos Brasileiros honors rich musical legacy, this concert features Toomai’s original arrangements of popular songs by Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, and Dona Ivone Lara (the “First Lady of Samba”); jazz-influenced works by Hermeto Pascoal and Léa Freire; and classical selections by Chiquinha Gonzaga, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Paulinho Nogueira. Passos Brasileiros embraces works from several beloved Brazilian traditions—choro, samba, Brazilian jazz, classical music, and Música Popular Brasileira (MPB)—and reinvents them for string quintet.
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