Brazilian Choro Instrumental Workshop with the Masters
Join us for a Brazilian Choro instrumental workshop led by masters Mike Marshall (mandolin) and Alessandro Penezzi (7 string guitar).
All instruments welcome!
These two virtuosos will share their deep insights into the magic of this wonderful musical style. Whether you come from Bluegrass, Jazz or a Classical music background you are welcome to join in.
They will create a large Roda de Choro (jam session) with everyone participating in a grand Kingston Choro Orchestra. Mandolins, guitars, violins, flutes, clarinets and percussionists welcome!
Music provided in advance including mandolin tablature.
In 1995, after a trip to Brazil, Mike Marshall fell in love Brazilian Choro music and went on to spear-head a Renaissance for that style in the U.S. with his group Choro Famoso and his label Adventure Music. Mike also recorded Brazilian music with fellow mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda and pianist Jovino Santos Neto. As an educator, Mike is currently the director of the American Music Seminar at the Savannah Music Festival, where each spring he hand-selects 16 young acoustic musicians from around the world to meet for a week-long intensive. Mike also teaches online through the ArtistWorks company where for 10 years Mike has provided one-on-one video exchange education for thousands of mandolinists from around the world.
Born in Piracicaba, Spain, Alessandro Penezzi is one of the great virtuosos of Brazilian guitar. His concerts have been seen in various countries including the USA, Russia, Japan, Gabon, Angola, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Kosovo, Macedonia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Morocco, and Portugal. Graduated in Popular Music from Unicamp with a specialization in Creative Processes from Faculdade Souza Lima, he has been teaching courses, workshops, and seminars at various music festivals in Brazil and abroad. A multi-instrumentalist – he plays 7-string guitar, tenor guitar, cavaquinho, mandolin and flute – and [is] a prolific composer. He has received honors and nominations for his performances as an instrumentalist and composer, and has been highlighted in the Visa MPB Instrumental (2001), Tim de Música Brasileira (2006), Shell de Teatro and Prêmio da Música Brasileira (2006) awards.
—-Workshop Price: $50
