Chamamé: The Spirit of the South American Missions
Event description
Alejandro Brittes interprets chamamé, a genre forged of Baroque and Indigenous Guaraní influences in the Jesuit Missions of southern South America. Chamamé has been declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Brazil-based Argentine composer, accordionist, and researcher Alejandro Brittes explores his chamamé heritage. Brittes recently toured the U.S. in 2024 being featured at Stanford Live, TOArts, Music in Corrales, San José Jazz, etc. He has collaborated with international ensembles such as: Orquestra Sinfônica de Mato Grosso do Sul, Camerata Del Sol, among others, given masterclasses at institutions such as Georgetown, UT El Paso, etc. and has been commissioned to produce performances by Americas Society (NYC).
"Premier exponent of Chamamé" - Boston Globe
"The festival’s most unanticipated delight was a set by Alejandro Brittes" -San Francisco Classical Voice
Alejandro Brittes - accordion
André Ely - seven-stringed guitar
Carlos de Césaro - contrabass
Beau Bledsoe - guitar
Ezgi Karakus - cello
Mark Lowrey - piano
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