ORCHESTRA

Commissioned by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg | c.a. (23 minutes) ASSAD’s violin concert has been recorded by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, conductor Marin Alsop and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and released on Salerno-Sonnenberg’s label […]

Duration: c.a. (5 minutes) | Commissioned by the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra Program Notes Composing a Brazilian orchestral work has been a very exciting experience for me. I was thrilled with

Duration: c.a. (5 minutes) | Commissioned by Fundação OSESP | Program Notes A obra TERRA BRASILIS, uma fantasia sobre o hino nacional, conta – condensadamente e em velocidade acelerada –

Concerto For Guitar & Orchestra Duration: c.a. (23 minutes) |Commissioned by the Harris Foundation Program Notes Saci-Pererê is a famous Brazilian mythological character I grew up reading about so much,

Overture For Orchestra Duration:c.a. (5 minutes) | Commissioned by Fundação OSESP Program Notes Saravá, for orchestra, is an homage to Vinicius de Moraes, a Brazilian poet, playwright, diplomat, songwriter, and

Overture For Orchestra Duration: c.a. (8 minutes) | Commissioned by the Albany Symphony | Program Notes NHANDERU pronounced (/nyuh.dey.roo/) means “God” in Tupi-Guarani, which is a subfamily of the Tupian

c.a. (4 minutes) Arrangement commissioned by the Michigan Philharmonic. Reviews ” a loving instrumental that does ache.” ALL MUSIC GUIDE“Clarice Assad’s The Last Song, summed up the evening. That the audience

Duration: c.a. (25 minutes) Commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. For Dame Evelyn Glennie WindsFlute/doubling piccoloOboe/doubling English HornBb Clarinet/doubling Bb Bass ClarinetBassoon/doubling Contra Perc 1 TIMPANICalabash African gourdLarge Tam-Tam

Overture For Orchestra Duration: 8 minutes | Commissioned by the Boston Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Program Notes Bonecos de Olinda are giant hollow figures made of fabric, aluminum, paper, wood, and