A December Serenade

Join us for the next Marlow Serenade
Sunday, December 10th

 

 

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce the next Marlow Serenade House Concert will take place Sunday December 10th, 4:00 pm at the home of MGI board member, Duane Morse, in Falls Church, Virginia (address provided upon reservation).

In this concert, The Marlow Trio of Danielle Cumming, Joao Figueiroa and Candice Mowbray will team up to provide a enjoyable program of solos, duos and trios, some of which will celebrate the holiday season.

Doors will open at 3:00PM; the music starts at 4:00PM; and the program will last about an hour. Light snacks and wine will be served, but please feel free to BYOB. The event will finish by 6pm. The suggested donation is $25 per person. Seating is limited therefore reservations are required.

To reserve your seat, please RSVP through the link: http://Marlow.rsvpify.com. If you need to cancel your reservation, please notify me at least 72hrs in advance as there may be a waiting list.

We look forward to sharing the afternoon with you.

Joao Figueiroa
Executive Director
joao@marlowguitar.org

Classical Guitarist, Richard Miller, Brazil

We kicked off our 2017-2018 Classical Guitar Season with a celebration of bossa nova!

For the first performance, we invited you to the Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College, Silver Spring/Takoma Park, MD to hear Classical guitarist, Richard Miller (Brazil) perform. He was joined by special guests Débora Watts (voice) & our very own, João Figueirôa (classical guitar).

You may have heard Richard Miller perform in last year’s partnership with Montgomery County, MD Public Library as part of our Education and Outreach series.

Come by for a delightful program of classical guitar music, inspired by Brazil, on October 21, 2017, 8pm. Find tickets here: marlowguitar.org

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Richard Miller’s recent concerts include special performances for Pope Francis and President Obama. He has played at Strathmore Hall, Kennedy Center, and Merkin Hall; as well
as jazz clubs in New York City and Washington DC. As a teacher, he has given workshops at Texas Southern University, University of Florida, Georgetown University and NYU, among many others.

Hailed as “an ambassador of Brazilian music” by The Washington
Post, João Paulo Figueirôa is a foremost interpreter of music from Brazil, performing solo and with orchestra throughout the US and South America in guitar festivals, on television and radio. João is Executive Director of Marlow Guitar International, and head of Guitar at The Catholic University of America.

Born in Saquarema, a small beach town north of Rio, Débora Watts grew up believing she was going to be a scientist, but left Organic Chemistry to explore life outside the lab. After traveling from Peru to India, Débora moved to New York City, where she heard Brazilian music performed at the legendary “Cafe Wha?” and realized that her true dream was to be a singer.

Débora performs samba, Latin jazz, and bossa nova, and has recently recorded her second CD, of original compositions.

-from our Program

(Photos to come)

Pre-Concert Talk given by: Brian McCann

Bryan McCann is Professor of Latin American History and Chair of the History Department at Georgetown University. He has written extensively about Brazilian music, particularly the samba and choro traditions of
Rio de Janeiro. (…more…)

Tickets: MarlowGuitar.org