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DESCRIPTION:CLARICE ASSAD: \n\nThe Clarice Assad Group (OFF THE CLIFF) At t
 he Stone\, NYC from clariceassad.com on Vimeo.\n\nClarice ASSAD: Scattered
 : Concerto for Scat Singing\, Piano &amp\; Orchestra from clariceassad.com
  on Vimeo.\nDescribed by the San Francisco Chronicle as a &quot\;serious t
 riple threat...a veritable musical dynamo&rdquo\;&nbsp\; and &quot\;one of
  Brazil's brightest young composers&quot\; (Gramophone)\, Clarice Assad is
  making her mark in the music world as a pianist\, arranger\, vocalist and
  a composer. A prolific and versatile artist of musical depth and sophisti
 cation\, Assad's music embraces a wide variety of styles\, which are often
  merged\, as to fashion original musical concepts. &nbsp\;\n\nHighlights i
 nclude the premiere of &quot\;Terra Brasilis&quot\; a five-minute fantasy 
 on the Brazilian National Anthem commissioned by OSESP and its new music d
 irector Marin Alsop\, to be performed in March 2012.&nbsp\; Also in March\
 , Ms. Assad will be performing in the world premiere of her concerto &ldqu
 o\;Scattered&rdquo\; with the Symphony Parnassus.&nbsp\; This work is the 
 first known concerto for scat vocalist\, piano and orchestra.&nbsp\; In Ap
 ril\, the release of Home\, a new recording exploring Brazilian themes wri
 tten by Assad with percussionists Keita Ogawa and Yousif Sheronick on Adve
 nture Music.&nbsp\; Ms. Assad has been commissioned to write for the Hidde
 n World of Girls Symphonic Project under the direction of Marin Alsop to b
 e premiered in June 2012 as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Cabrillo M
 usic Festival. The summer also brings two commissions in celebration of th
 e 25th anniversary of the BRAVO! Vail Music Festival with a solo piano pie
 ce for pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and another work\, featuring the festi
 val&rsquo\;s former music directors: flutist Eugenia Zuckerman and violini
 st Ida Kavafian.&nbsp\; October brings the world premiere of a new concert
 o for two guitars and chamber orchestra featuring Sergio and Odair Assad\,
  commissioned by Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra. Clarice Assad's website\nKE
 ITA OGAWA:\n\nHailing originally from Nagasaki\, Japan\, Keita Ogawa is on
 e of the most versatile and sought-after percussionists in New York City.
 \nHe started his music career on drum set at the age of 15.After performin
 g regularly in Tokyo for several years\, Keita decided to pursue his music
 al studies overseas. He was accepted into the prestigious Berklee College 
 of Music in fall of 2005 where he studied with legendary musicians and edu
 cators Manuel &ldquo\;Egui&rdquo\; Castrillo\, Jamey Haddad\, Tito De Grac
 ia\, David Rosado\, and Mark Walker. Seeking full immersion into the world
  of Brazilian percussion\, Keita relocated to Rio de Janeiro for 3 months 
 and studied with the some of the country's most respected musicians- Jorgi
 nho do Pandeiro\, Celsinho Silva\, Kiko Freitas\, and Marcio Bahia among o
 thers.\n\nSince his arrival in America\, Keita has performed with some of 
 the biggest names in modern music including Yo-yo-ma\, Assad Brothers\, Cl
 arice Assad\, Homero Lubambo\, Christian Mcbride\, Terri Lyne Carrington\,
  Osvaldo Golijov\, Alisa Weilerstein\, Gustavo Dudamel\, Danilo Perez\, Ge
 orge Duke\, Dominick Farinacci\, Cyro Baptista\, Jamey Haddad\, Horacio &l
 dquo\;El Negro&rdquo\; Hernandez\, Gretchen Parlato\, Eric Harland\, Tiger
  Okoshi\, John Lockwood\, Mark Walker\, Fernando Brandao\, the Boston Symp
 hony Orchestra\, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra\, London Symphony Orches
 tra\, Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, Colorad
 o Symphony Orchestra\, Cleveland Orchestra and more.\n\nKeita can virtuall
 y play any percussion instrument and musical style with fluency and unpara
 lleled musicality. Despite his youth\, he has set an example for the next 
 generation of world-class musicians. Keita's passion for crossing musical 
 borders and uniting differences in cultures is a rare talent which he exhi
 bits with a smile and an open heart. Keita Ogawa's website
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SUMMARY:CLARICE ASSAD feat. Keita Ogawa plus SERGIO ASSAD & Melody Moore
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