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Doors at 7pm | Performance begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: $10 advance | $15 at the door (students $5)
The Brasilis String Quartet has a mission to share the passion of Latin American music for string quartets and celebrate the living composers. On this concert, they will perform works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, José Elizondo, Dimitri Cervo, Dimitri Shostakovich, and César Guerra Peixe.
Formed by Amaro Dubois on viola, Rebeca Rathlef and Noel Medford on violins, and Roberta Dos Santos on cello, Brasilis String Quartet, has been gathering attention from composers and selected audiences as a diversified and competent group.
“We want to be able to introduce the beauty of Latin American music so that our audience will understand our creative personality and purpose.”
The Brasilis String Quartet also loves to perform works by other composers such as Shostakovich. His famous String quartet No. 8 is the one that is in our next concerts in June/2022.
The Brasilis String Quartet is passionate about understanding the composer’s message behind notes and rhythms. With a varied repertoire mixing Latin American, black and brown, and female composers, the group has performed around the Tennessee area in many recent concerts. Also, Their love for performing compositions that show the varied range of their instruments engages the audience in every concert. Passion and motivation are the keys to the success of their concerts.
“Versatile is a word that defines us, and diversity and inclusion are our power.”
About the Brasilis String Quartet Members:
Praised for his “utmost commitment, and sensitivity to the composers’ diverse voices” (Fanfare Magazine), Brazilian violist Amaro Dubois has become known for expanding and popularizing lesser-known repertoire for the viola through collaborative projects in South and North America. Amaro was awarded the Iris Orchestra Fellowship position under the guidance of music director and conductor Michael Stern for the 19-21 seasons. Recent recordings include the complete Preludes of the Cello Suites by Bach for Breve Classics, and Adoration – Music of The Americas with his Dubois-Yao Duo, where they highlight the music of underrepresented composers. Mr. Dubois is an award-winning violist in many international competitions such London Classical Music Competition, World Classical Music Awards, and King’s Peak International Music Competition.
Violinist Rebeca Rathlef is from Sumaré, Brazil, where she started her violin studies with her grandfather .Rebeca received her undergraduate degree from the University of São Paulo under the tutelage of Professor Eline Tokeshi. In São Paulo, she played at the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório. In the Spring of 2021, Rebeca completed her Master of Music studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is now in the process of earning a D.M.A. at the University of Memphis with Professor Timothy Shiu. Rebeca currently holds the Judith & Sheldon Korones Memorial Fellowship, performing with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. She has also been invited to play with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and the Paducah Symphony Orchestra. After completing her studies, Rebeca intends to teach violin under the Suzuki Method and perform in orchestras and chamber ensembles.
As an active advocate of performing music of all sorts of different styles and genres, Noel Medford, violinist, has performed across the United States and in Europe. Next fall, he will begin pursuing an Artist Diploma at the University of Memphis where he will collaborate with Iris Collective. Mr. Medford enjoys performing regularly in several symphony orchestras across the mid-south and teaching students in his violin studio. He currently holds a degree from the University of Memphis (B.M.)
Currently pursuing her doctoral degree at University of Memphis as a Teaching Assistant, Brazilian cellist Roberta dos Santos is an active chamber musician and a new music enthusiast advocating for social justice in classical music. She holds degrees from Bowling Green State University, Nicholls State University, Federal University of Paraíba (Brazil) and Faculdade Cantareira (Brazil).
