Musical Interlude: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, According to the Accordion
When I got up this morning I had no plan of posting an accordion video. Plans change.
When I got up this morning I had no plan of posting an accordion video. Plans change.
This evening God gave me the privilege to fulfill a dream. I was able to play with the sax ensemble of SESC Musicar, a local musical training program. We played a song called Carinhoso (Affectionate) by Brazilian composer Pixinguinha. And, for our first time playing, we did a relatively decent job, if I do say…
Perhaps nobody did as much to popularize the Brazilian Bossa Nova style as Frank Sinatra. A close second may belong to sax man Stan Getz (more on him later), but his influence pales in comparison to “Old Blue Eyes”. Though his best-known adaptation of a Brazilian song was “Girl from Ipanema”, he also did others,…
One of the cool things about where I live is that you never know what kind of musical treat you might be in for as you walk down the cobblestone streets of the Old São Luís. The videos in this post are from last year, and were taken by members of the team that came…
A beautiful duet by two of Brazil’s piano greats. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on these Amazon links and making purchases is one way you can help our work. And be sure…
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…
Although I have not been doing as much with it as I used to, my saxophone has not been entirely dormant over the last few months. On our recent trip to Ceará I got together with a good friend of mine for a little jam session, and we managed to record a couple of pieces….