Musical Interlude: Brasileirinho on Trombone
Not sure how many versions of this Brazilian classic I have posted, but here’s one more for all you trombone aficionados out there.
Not sure how many versions of this Brazilian classic I have posted, but here’s one more for all you trombone aficionados out there.
Our musical interlude comes a little early this week, as I wanted to include this final Christmas number before Christmas. In the US I was often asked “what is Brazilian music like?” There is no short answer to that question, as Brazilian music is highly varied, with each region of this vast country developing its…
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For some time I’ve been wanting to get together with a couple of the guys from our church who play wind instruments (clarinet and trumpet) and do a special number. Last week’s conference at one of our local churches provided the opportunity, so Vitor, Samuel and I – along with Luan on the guitar, worked…
Wynton Marsalis is an internationally known American jazz trumpeter. Maestro Spok is a less-well-known, but no-less-virtuoso saxophonist. Together, they put on a mind-blowing performance here. The the music style is called Frevo, and it is native to the city of Recife, Brazil. Marsalis talks about this trip to Recife here.
Our sending church has a male vocal group named “Men of Song”. It has been my privilege to sing with these men, under the fearless leadership of Larry Madrid, while we have been in the US on furlough. This evening we sang at an event here in Bartow called “Leap of Faith”. For our first…
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