Their dynamic performances, innovative original compositions and authentic interpretations of Brazilian popular genres are establishing DIÁLOGOS DUO as a cutting-edge contemporary ensemble.

The Duo offers three main programs:

• THE BRAZILIAN SONGBOOK
   Jobim, Nascimento and Beyond

• TRIBUTES TO BRAZILIAN MASTERS
   Original Boukas Compositions

• CHORO CLASSICS of 20th CENTURY
   Pixinguinha to Jacob do Bandolim

This permits concert series and educational presenters maximum flexibility who program Chamber, Brazilian/Latin music and Jazz.

Concerts are most often presented without intermission– however, the Duo offers more extended performances with an intermission.

• HYBRID PROGRAMS

Today's music audiences are becoming more diverse and discerning listeners of Brazilian music. To achieve even greater diversity and flexibility within a single concert, presenters can request a mix of repertoire that draws upon any of the three above specialty programs.

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• TRIBUTES TO BRAZILIAN MASTERS

Each of Richard Boukas's acclaimed seven-movement compositions– Diálogos for Clarinet and Guitar and Diálogos for Bass Clarinet and Guitar present authentic contemporary Brazilian chamber music. Each movement is a dedication to a legendary Brazilian composer/musician, and a dozen traditional genres are represented.

Tributes: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Radamés Gnattali, Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim, Guinga, Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino Santos Neto, Toninho Horta, Sérgio Santos among others.

Brazilian Genres: Samba, Choro, Valsa, Batuque, Guarânia, Baião, Frevo, Maracatu, Marcha, Maxixe, others

For complete audio and select video to the two DIÁLOGOS CYCLES, visit DIÁGOLOS BRAZILIAN DUO MAIN PAGE.

" DIÁLOGOS DUO presented a fabulous concert here– a broad mixture of the Brazilian Songbook, Choro Classics and original Tribute compositions. Their educational information on each piece was brilliant and informative. The audience comprised of numerous Brazilians was mesmerized by the music that Richard and Louis played. Highly recommended!"

Claudette Gassler
Director of Community Outreach
Scarsdale Public Library, NY

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DUO BIO (PDF)

• THE BRAZILIAN SONGBOOK:
Jobim, Nascimento and Beyond

Known in Brazil as "MPB" (abbrev. for "música popular brasileira"), Brazilian Songbook repertoire is vast and covers nearly a century of development– pioneers Noel Rosa, Ary Barroso and Dorival Caymmi; Bossa Nova legends A.C. Jobim, Carlos Lyra, Johnny Alf; Tropicalia legends Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Djavan, Edu Lobo; Minas Gerais vanguards Milton Nascimento and Toninho Horta; contemporary masters including Guinga and Sérgio Santos.

In addition to instrumental renditions, Richard Boukas SINGS repertoire in the original Portuguese.

• CHORO CLASSICS of the 20th Century:
Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim and Contemporaries

Although considered within Brazil as part of its popular music tradition, Choro is virtuoso instrumental music whose luminaries and repertoire span a 150-year history. Choro's roots emanate from 19th century European dance forms, Afro-Brazilian traditions, Classical music and Jazz. It is a multi-genre body of repertoire: choro, choro lento, valsa, polca, maxixe, schottische among others. Its central historical figures include Ernesto Nazareth, Anacleto de Medeiros, Pixinguinha, Radamés Gnattali, Jacob do Bandolim, Waldyr Azevedo and Hermeto Pascoal.

Below is a VIDEO of "Sempre Jacob", a Boukas composition dedicated to Jacob do Bandolim.