Thursday November 26, 2026
BAABDATH NEW CHURCH
(Google Maps: Les Musicales de Baabdath)
Performance starts at 8 PM
Free Admission
No tickets/No reservations
First come first served
500 seats
Doors open at 7:30 PM
Latecomers will not be allowed in unless the performance has an intermission
Children under 6 years old are not admitted
Concert hall is wheelchair accessible (not restrooms)
Valet parking service available
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Weather permitting before the performance, coffee will be served courtesy of the Freedom Brew. After the performance, audience is invited to enjoy a glass of wine courtesy of Château Florentine boutique winery.
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PROGRAM
CARLOS CASTELLANOS / A. JOFRE DE VILLEGAS
La Morena de Mi Copla
Pasodoble
Arrangement: Marcel Saurer
JOSÉ URSICINO DA SILVA (DUDA)
Suite Nordestina
Arrangement: Marcelo Jardim
I. Lento e Baião
II. Serenata
III. Maracatu
IV. Frevo
IVAN LINS / VITOR MARTINS
Novo Tempo
Arrangement: Hudson Nogueira
GUIDA / ALDIR BLANC
Baião de Lacan
Baião
Arrangement: Hudson Nogueira
NELSON CAVAQUINHO
Folhas Secas
Samba
Arrangement: Hudson Nogueira
HERMETO PASCOAL (1936–2025)
Bebê
Baião
Arrangement: Hudson Nogueira
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (1921–1992)
Oblivion
Arrangement: Robert Longfield
Featuring Jad Milaneh, flute, and Marc Ayoub, alto saxophone
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887–1959)
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Arrangement: Walid Wawi / Serghei Bolun
Featuring soprano Nadine Nassar, and mezzo-soprano Natasha Nassar
In memoriam of Olga Bolun
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (1921–1992)
Libertango
Arrangement: Paul Murtha
ERVAN BUD COLEMAN
Tijuana Taxi
Arrangement: Marcel Saurer
JOÃO DE BARRO (BRAGUINHA) / ALBERTO RIBEIRO
Copacabana
Samba
Arrangement: Marcelo Jardim
ARY BARROSO (1903–1964)
Brazil
Samba
Arrangement: Peter Ippolito
ZEQUINHA DE ABREU (1880–1935)
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Arrangement: Manoel Ferreira Lima
JOSÉ URSICINO DA SILVA (DUDA)
Suite Pernambucana de Bolso
Arrangement: Marcelo Jardim
I. Caboclinho
II. Serenata
III. Coco
IV. Frevo
In addition to the concert program, the accompanying program notes, artist biographies, and other relevant information will be published here shortly.
