In Ingram Hall:
Celebrating 60 Years with Duo Assad
On February 19th, Vanderbilt’s Ingram Hall was filled in anticipation for a performance by Duo Assad, a rarity for a classical guitar concert. The Duo Assad are a pair of brothers, Sergio and Odair Assad, who were trained by a student of the grandfather of classical guitar, Andres Segovia. They started performing together in the fall of 1965 on a Brazilian TV show, and the pair has made several recordings with well-known artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, and Dave Brubeck. The concert was performed as part of their current tour across America to celebrate their 60 years playing together. They started off the program with Astor Piazzolla’s Bandoneon and Zita. Bandoneon began with dissonant harmonies that gave way to a flurry of harmonics before transforming into a heroic theme with a blues and Spanish influence. Zita was a blinding fast piece that teetered on falling apart before slowing down to a sweet melody over strummed chords, before speeding back up to the original speeding duet that screeched to a halt at the end with a flurry of percussive hits on the guitar. Between sets, the duo reminisced on stories from throughout their lives together, including details of when theyRead More
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