CDZ Collegium Musica and U&I Event Center present
G2P Trio Brasilieras perform
@ Sylvia Gray’s Home Concert Series
Saturday, October 28, 7:30 pm
G2P Trio Brasilieras will perform a beautiful concert of Latin-influenced music originating from Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, with some Bach thrown in for good measure! G2P is a brilliant trio consisting of two guitars (Peter Zisa, Pam Beaty) and flute (Gabriela Gimenes). All three of these musicians have already performed here, most recently and memorably Pam and Gabriela in a Brazilian group, Choro de Allegra in the Berkeley Place Creekside series. (See below for their brief bios.)
The concert will feature guitar solos, duos, and music for flute and guitar such as Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 and Distribução de Flôres by H. Villa-Lobos; Cuban Sketches by José Manuel Lezcano; and Suite Retratos, Mvt. 2 by Ernesto Nazareth.
Gabriela Gimenes, fulute, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, holds a DMA from University of North Texas, a MM from University of Central Arkansas, and a BM from Sao Paulo State University. She has played with the Orquestra Academica do Estado de São Paulo and was featured as a soloist with São Paulo Wind Symphony. Since moving to Portland, she has taught at Bravo Youth and performs with numerous groups throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is also an artist for Sorpo Novo Project at Yamaha Musical do Brasil and has published a flute notebook through Ricordi for Yamaha Musical do Brasil. Gabriela also serves as Chair of Youth Engagement for the National Flute Association.
Pam Beaty has an MM in Guitar Performance from the University of Cincinnati. She is passionate about Brazilian music and has traveled to Brazil three times to study music and Portuguese. She taught guitar at Portland Community College for over 17 years and is on the board of the Portland Guitar Society. Two years ago, Pam and Gabriela performed at Sylvia’s and Viktors’ Berkeley Place concert series with the memorable Brazilian choro group Choro da Alegria.
Peter Zisa is an acclaimed classical guitar performer who has performed across the country and abroad for over 50 years. The distinctive quality of his performances has been described by critics and fans as “poetic, moving, exciting, engaging, authentic, powerfully expressive, and musical.” His high performance standard and remarkable stylistic versatility add to his virtuosity as a performer. In 2017, Peter established Casa Della Zisa Collegium Musica as a 501(c) non-profit with the mission to bring the community together through music performance, education, and cultural exchange.