Programming

We had a fantastic time yesterday presenting at the 2023 Comparative International Education Society (CIES) conference at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC.

This week we were thrilled to perform at the inauguration ceremony for the Pan-American Health Organization’s new director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa! We were invited to give a short frevo presentation to give tribute to Dr. Barbosa’s home state of Pernambuco. It was an honor to share frevo dance and music with this audience. We performed a medley of classic frevo tunes (Evocação No. 1, Lágrimas de um Folião, Duda no Frevo, and, of course, Vassourinhas) with Brian Falkowski on saxophone, Pablo Regis on pandeiro, and Kate Spanos dancing.

It was a full house at our first céilí of the year at Glen Echo Park last weekend!

What a fantastic show on Saturday night with Larry & Joe! They brought amazing energy with their bilingual and bi-cultural performance, combining Venezuelan llanera music with Appalachian bluegrass.

Last weekend, we were proud to have students enrolled in our aulas de musicalização sing “Samba de Uma Nota Só” by Tom Jobim for their families. EducArte’s musicalização program is offered through a partnership with ABRACE to teach immigrant and first-generation youth the basics of Brazilian music, including music theory, history, and practice.

We are thrilled to announce that we are bringing Larry & Joe to Joe’s Movement Emporium in January! We saw this versatile duo perform last month and we were electrified by their charisma and musicality. As a fully bilingual and bi-musical act combining Venezuelan llanera and Appalachian folk music, Larry & Joe encapsulate what we love about exploring the connections between traditional forms across the Americas.

We were thrilled to be at this year’s College Park Day! André Coelho and Pablo de Oliveira led a short demo and workshop for the community.

Milton “Bituca” Nascimento put on a fantastic (and sold out!) show last night at The Birchmere! Que emoção! The tour, “A Última Sessão de Música,” is his farewell after an illustrious 60-year career.

We had a great time at our céilí last week! We had dancing with live accompaniment by some of the region’s best Irish musicians and the energy was amazing.

What a great concert by Adriana Calcanhotto on Friday! With just her and her guitar on stage, she brought back some of her greatest hits. Everyone was singing along! Beautiful compositions and powerful lyrics.