THIBODAUX 鈥� A piano and violin duo from the 麻豆果冻传媒 Department of Music will commemorate the release of a new CD with a free, public concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in the Mary M. Danos Theater (formerly Talbot Theater) on campus.
The Alexander-Soares Duo 鈥� with violinist James Alexander, adjunct instructor of music, and pianist Dr. Luciana Soares, associate professor of music 鈥� specializes in music composed in the Americas, most notably in Soares鈥� native Brazil. Founded in 2005, the ensemble has worked with a number of composers and performed in the U.S. as well as abroad, offering master classes at various music festivals.
The duo鈥檚 recently released CD, 鈥淭he Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Liduino Pitombeira,鈥� is the result of a long-term collaboration between the Alexander-Soares Duo and Brazilian composer Liduino Pitombeira.
The concert will feature two sonatas from the duo鈥檚 Centaur Records CD as well as works by other Brazilian composers including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Souza Lima and Alexandre Levy. CDs will be available for purchase after the performance.
For additional information, go to www.nicholls.edu/perform/ensembles/alexander-soares.