by nyfos | Jul 18, 2019 | Song of the Day
Brazilian-American composer/vocalist/pianist Clarice Assad, a NYFOS Next curator and featured composer on our mainstage series in recent years, performs the Brazilian classic “Beatriz” with her father Sergio Assad on...
by Amy Owens | Feb 22, 2019 | Song of the Day
Here’s another video from Clarice Assad. The things she does with her voice are mind-blowing! Percussive, colorful, lyrical, and full of personality. This video speaks for itself. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
by Amy Owens | Feb 21, 2019 | Song of the Day
Clarice Assad constantly surprises and delights me with her inventive audio-visual offerings. I discovered this music video and I absolutely love it! Check out her crazy vocal effects around 1:28 and appreciate all the vocal colors that feel like instruments layered...
by nyfos | Feb 19, 2019 | Program Notes
In late 2017, Michael and I were busy trying to finalize the 2018–2019 NYFOS season. We had settled on the W. C. Handy project, and we were thinking about celebrating a famous poet on a later evening. (That poet turned out to be García Lorca, featured in our April 24...
by Clarice Assad | Feb 8, 2019 | Song of the Day
Edu Lobo and Chico Buarque are two of Brazil’s most celebrated artists of all time. I chose this video with my father and me performing this song because every other recording of this amazing tune is so overly produced with heavy arrangements and strings; I just...
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