Duo Siqueira Lima – Brazil
Fort Worth
7:30pm Thursday, February 13, 2014
University Christian Church
2720 South University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Dallas
8:00pm Friday, February 14, 2014
University Park United Methodist Church
The guitar duo of Cecilia Siqueira and Fernando Lima began this work in the end of 2002, one year after having shared the 1st prize as soloists, in the II International Guitar Competition PRO MUSICA/SESC, in Caxias do Sul (RS – Brazil).
Since the beginning, the duo is receiving exceptional critics, having a quickly national and international projection and today is considered one of the most important Brazilian chamber groups.
Having recorded two CDs, being the last one, Lado a Lado (Side by Side), dedicated to the Brazilian music, with their own arrangements of great popular composers themes, like Cesar Camargo Mariano, Dominguinhos, João Bosco, Gilson Peranzzetta, Sivuca, Hermeto Paschoal, Pixinguinha, Pattapio Silva among others.
In November 2007 they had their seventh tour in Europe where “Debut” in the National Concert Hall in Dublin-Ireland and in the Cultural Arts Center in Saint Petersburg-Russia. The Duo international carrier includes concerts in countries like Uruguay, Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, and Russia.
From places and events in Brazil and exterior we can cite the followings: Conversa de Músico Program (TV Senado, Brasilia); II International Guitar Meeting (Tatuí-SP); Municipal Theatre of Araraquara (SP); Pedro II Theatre (Ribeirão Preto-SP); Souza Lima Guitar Festival, Judean Culture Centre and São Paulo Arts Museum – MASP (São Paulo-SP); International Festival Abel Carlevaro (Montevideo-Uruguay); Hondarribia Guitar Festival (Hondarribia – Spain); Festival de Guitare de Lausanne (Lausanne- Switzerland); Palazzina Liberty (Milano-Italy); “Ësterhaze” Castel (where Joseph Haydn lived- Fertöd- Hungary); Congresowa Palace (Warsaw-Poland); Festival of World Cultures, Bank of Ireland and National Concert Hall (Dublin-Ireland), Arts Centre Theatre (Minsk-Belarus); International Musical Festival (Kaluga – Russia); and Jazz Festival (Saint Petersburg – Russia).
The duo has studied with the professor Henrique Pinto, as well as with Paulo Martelli and Fábio Zanon. In the eclectic repertoire of the group, besides original works, we can find transcriptions and arrangements of an immense variety of compositors from the Baroque till the Popular Brazilian Music. This repertory consists of great works like some Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach, Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, as well as pieces from the Choro’s universe, with composers like Pixinguinha, Waldir Azevedo, etc.
For this versatility and serious work, the duo was cited in the Violão Pro magazine (November 2007), as “a great revelation of the Brazilian guitar”.
PROGRAM
I Parte
D. Scarllatti Sonata K. 133*
G. F. Handel Chaconne in G*
F. Mendelssohn Songs Without Words – Op. 53, n. 2*
– Op. 19, n.4*
– Op. 30, n.2*
J. Rodrigo Tonadilla
– Allegro ma non troppo
– Minueto pomposo
Manuel De Falla La Vida Breve
II Parte
Ary Barroso Aquarela do Brasil*
Radames Gnatalli/Pixinguinha Canhoto/Um a Zero*
H. Villa-Lobos A Lenda do Caboclo (Arr. João Luiz Rezende Lopes)
Preludio das Bachianas N. 4 (arr. Sergio Abreu)
Astor Piazzolla Primavera Porteña*
Hugo Fattorusso Candombe*
Cesar Camargo Mariano Cristal*
Dominguinhos Homenagem ao Chiquinho do Acordeom*
Contrato de Separação*
Hermeto Paschoal Forró Brasil /Feira de Mangaio (Sivuca)*
*Arr. Duo Siqueira Lima
