Bach to Brazil: A Harp and Guitar Concert
Sunday, November 29, 2009
3:00pm in the Petty Auditorium

Every concertgoer will find something truly memorable in Bach to Brazil’s accessible and thoughtful program—a lively mix of solo and duo selections filled with surprise and charm. Guitarist Jason Deroche draws his solo pieces from Piazzola, Albeniz, Barrios, and other masters of the classical guitar literature. Harpist Mark Brewer presents the core harp repertoire of Dussek, Pierne, Dello Joio, and others. The duo breaks new ground with original improvisations on Bach and Bonfa and plucky transcriptions of keyboard classics by Scarlatti and Debussy.

Deroche and Brewer are fixtures on the Chicago music scene, long regarded for their high standards of musicianship, performances of great beauty and warmth, and virtuosic command of their instruments. Both are restless explorers of musical styles and instrumental combinations. In Bach to Brazil each has discovered a kindred spirit and exciting new possibilities in the simpatico blend of harp and guitar.