IN CONCERT
virtuoso guitarist
Wednesday
April 22nd, 2009
Odair Assad
Bastyr University Chapel
FREE parking
Works by Leo Brouwer, Egberto Gismonti, Agustin Barrios,
Kevin Callahan, Sérgio Assad and Astor Piazzolla.
West Coast premiere of newly written works for Mr. Assad including a sonata by Leo Brouwer,
a fantasy by Seattle guitarist & composer Kevin Callahan and a suite by brother Sérgio Assad.
ODAIR ASSAD has toured the world for over four decades with Sérgio in the legendary ASSAD DUO.
Together they have set a new standard in classical guitar playing and have been described as the "best duo of their generation...perhaps of all of time". Their collaborations have included work with Dawn Upshaw,
Gidon Kremer, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Fernando Suarez Paz, The Turtle Island String Quartet and
Grammy Award winning recordings with cellist, Yo Yo Ma.
Learn more about Odair Assad at GHA Records
Rare Solo Performance !
7:30 PM
Advance tickets $20 available through Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/60589
Tickets will also be available at the door.