Diálogos Duo is the preeminent U.S. clarinet-guitar duo specializing in contemporary Brazilian music. Founded in 2016, their artistic and educational mission is to perform and teach from a panorama of contemporary Brazilian music– the largest body of original clarinet and guitar repertoire worldwide. “Diálogos” means “Dialogues” in Portuguese.

Louis Arques is a virtuoso who conquers Brazilian music’s complex melodies and syncopated rhythms. Richard Boukas provides rich guitar accompaniments that capture the essence of each authentic genre, including: samba, choro, bossa nova, baião, frevo, marcha, maracatu and valsa. Each movement is a compelling tribute to a legendary Brazilian composer/musician.

About the artists

LOUIS ARQUES   is a woodwind virtuoso from Grenoble, France. A Vandoren artist, he taught in French music schools for ten years including the Paris Conservatoire before moving to New York City in 2016. He is an itinerant chamber and orchestral soloist­ for New Music (String Orchestra of Brooklyn, Mannes Orchestra, NewOrch), jazz works (Wynton Marsalis, Cornell University) and Afro-Cuban music (Grupo Irek, Sonido Costeño). He is founder and artistic director of Avalanche Orchestra and the not-for-profit organization Avalanche Arts.

Earning his Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from Mannes/New School College of Performing Arts, he is faculty at Diller-Quaile School of Music and was guest clarinet faculty at Ithaca College School of Music. Aside from his work in contemporary and Brazilian music, he performs early music repertoire on Von Vittorelli’s replicas of eighteenth-century instruments.

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RICHARD BOUKAS   is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, vocalist, composer, educator and scholar of Brazilian music. In addition to Diálogos Duo, he is leader of Brazilian jazz groups Quarteto Moderno, Trio Brasileiro, Duo Brasileiro and performs frequently as a soloist. Apart from his prolific works for Diálogos Duo, he has composed commissions for
PUBLIQuartet, La Catrina String Quartet,  Sopros de Pernambuco clarinet quartet (Brazil), Berklee World String Orchestra, Atlantic Brass Quintet and Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble. Recordings as leader are Quarteto Moderno Live! Ao Vivo!, Balaio (with Brazilian pianist Jovino Santos Neto), Live at St. Michaels (with tamburist Filip Novosel, Croatia), Amazôna, Embarcadero and Commitment.

Faculty at New School for Performing Arts/School of Jazz since 1989, he founded the Brazilian Choro and Brazilian Jazz ensembles and is a recipient of the Distinguished University Teaching Award. He has been guest artist-educator at universities and festivals throughout the U.S.: New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes, Harvard, Denver Univ., Cincinnati Conservatory, Hudson Jazz Workshop; in Brazil: Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, IFPE/Recife, UFMG/Belo Horizonte and UniRio/Savassi Creative Music Congress; in Canada: York College, Univ. Toronto. He is a La Bella Strings artist endorsee since 1978.

HOMEPAGE  www.boukas.com/dialogos-duo  

This event is live and in person in the GPL Multipurpose Room. Seating is limited to 100.  Seating for this concert is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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