I can’t explain how exciting and it is to perform É Gol, for orchestra, myself and audience members. This past weekend with the Weidner Symphony I had the pleasure of doing it again, with fantastic musicians and a very open, lively crowd. Fun all around !
“Through looks and gestures, she clued in Michael Alexander as he conducted the orchestra through a bright kind of music Clarice Assad composed. By voice, eye expression and hand/body language, Clarice Assad clued the audience in to joining in with sounds or actions. That pile included whoosh sounds, whispered nonsense words, finger snaps and hand claps to create raindrops and varied volumes to vocal responses. For a tease, Clarice Assad asked the audience to follow along in speedy, veering, rising/diving voice sounds she let fly to mimic the zip of samba. Thus, came joy.” – Warren Gerds for WeAreGreenBay.com (WFRV)
Takács players dissect and reassemble the string quartet with new Assad piece By David Wright “The interpersonal dynamics of a professional string quartet have intrigued listeners ever since Joseph Haydn
‘Let’s Clarice it up!’: The Takács on Assad’s new commission (The Strad) Violinist Harumi Rhodes on the Takács Quartet’s touring commission, NEXUS, which receives its New York premiere at Carnegie
So happy to have been awarded this amazing award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters ! “The Andrew Imbrie Award in Music of $10,000, which recognizes a mid-career
Dear Friends, It is hard to believe that 2025 came to and end. What a year that was, in so many ways. Happy new year to you and thank you
I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I’m the Composer in Residence for Concerts on the Slope‘s 2025-26 season in Park Slope, Brooklyn! Over the course of this incredible year,
SPHINX VIRTUOSI NATIONAL TOUR | “VISIONS OF PEACE” Over the next six months, I’m thrilled to have my music featured on the Sphinx Virtuosi’s stunning national tour, reaching audiences across
