Choro na Cozinha: Brazilian Music Concert

Everyone is welcome at this free concert presented by Choro na Cozinha with Bill Pfender, Kimberly Cullen and John Bliss.

Choro is a popular music that emerged as an expression of Brazilian urban culture at the end of the 19^th century. It was born of the harmonic and melodic elements of Portuguese classical music and rhythms of African peoples, and has been described as “. . . classical music played with bare feet and callused hands”.  The mood of choro tends to playfulness and deep feeling, and is typically created in small ensembles that feature 7-string guitar, pandeiro (tunable frame-drum), and melody instruments such as clarinet and bandolim (10-string mandolin). Over its nearly 150 years of history, it has been a foundation for the development of samba, bossa nova and MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), and its prominence has periodically waned and flourished. In the last 20-30 years, it has had a resurgence in interest and vitality as young, accomplished players in Brazil and elsewhere are drawn to its fusion of energetic collaboration with sophisticated harmonies and rhythms.