Clarice Assad had composed two classical pieces in a song cycle about ghosts when folks from the Newport Classical Music Festival contacted her about commissioning a piece. “I said, ‘You like ghosts?

Creator of more than 90 original works including commissions for such high profile presenters as Carnegie Hall, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the L.A. Philharmonic, Clarice Assad has ...

The prolific Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal has died. Nicknamed "the Sorcerer," Pascoal resembled a wizard from a storybook — both in his personal style, and his ability to create magical sounds ...

Drawing on traditions as disparate as the baião rhythm of northeastern Brazil and the Arabesque flair of the Lebanese diaspora, Sérgio, Odair, and Clarice Assad reaffirmed their status as members of ...

Born in the city of Presidente Prudente in the state of São Paulo, Heloísa Fernandes has been steeped in the rich tapestry of Brazilian music since she was a little girl. At the age of 4 she began ...