Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Third Coast Percussion Releases Their CD Perspectives With an Excellent Performance

No musical techniques benefit more from visual performance than percussion. The number of ways that percussionists can produce sounds is limited only by the number of objects humans and nature […]

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Classical, Features, Interviews, Music

Feature: Chicago Embraces a Major Talent: Clarice Assad

One of the more recent arrivals to Chicago’s vibrant art music scene is a product of a musical family in Brazil. Clarice Assad had lived in Chicago on and off […]

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Classical, Music

The Brazilian Assad Family Entertains with Flourish and Flair

The guitar duo of Sergio and Odair Assad were joined by composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad, who is also Sergio’s daughter, for an enchanting performance at the University of […]

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