CURATION
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from this page:
by Augmented Matrix
Network Node
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Name:
Nahre Sol
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City/Place:
Toronto
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Country:
Canada
Life & Work
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Bio:
Nahre Sol, also known as Alice, is a multifaceted artist engaging in performance, composition, and teaching across a diverse spectrum of musical genres. Her approach seamlessly integrates elements of improvisation, avant-garde, traditional Western forms, jazz, and minimalism. Renowned as a classically-trained pianist with an unquenchable thirst for innovative ideas in music theory, harmony, practicing, and composition, Nahre has established herself through two popular YouTube series, Practice Notes and Sound Bank.
Graduating from The Juilliard School and The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Nahre's solo and chamber performances have graced stages across North America and Europe. Notable venues include The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and Gusman Theatre in Miami, among others in Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Poland, and Germany. A recipient of the Harriet Hale Woolley Grant in 2013, she studied in Paris under Gabriel Tacchino and Narcis Bonet, both protégés of Francis Poulenc.
As a soloist, Nahre's compositions have premiered in major cities worldwide, featuring performances by renowned artists such as Julian Martin, Han Chen, Jaewon Bang, Jeremy Smith, and Griffin McMahon. Beyond her individual pursuits, Nahre Sol is the Co-Artistic Director and keyboardist of Happenstance, a Toronto-based concert series and ensemble she co-leads with clarinetist Brad Cherwin. Happenstance is celebrated for blending contemporary repertoire with traditional works, creating a unique and engaging experience for audiences.
Adding another layer to her artistic repertoire, Nahre Sol co-hosts Sound Field, a music channel by PBS Digital Studios, alongside drummer L.A. Buckner. The channel explores a wide range of music-related topics, including education, analysis, and composition. Recent projects include a commissioned set of miniatures with video projections for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, as well as performances, masterclasses, and talks at institutions like Carnegie Mellon University, University of Costa Rica, Westben Performer-Composer Residency, and the Millbrook School.
Currently, Nahre is the recipient of the inaugural New Music Fellowship at The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, marking a significant milestone in her continuously evolving and vibrant artistic journey.
Portuguese:
Nahre Sol, também conhecida como Alice, é uma artista multifacetada envolvida em performance, composição e ensino em uma variedade de gêneros musicais. Sua abordagem integra perfeitamente elementos de improvisação, vanguarda, formas tradicionais ocidentais, jazz e minimalismo. Renomada como pianista clássica com uma sede insaciável por ideias inovadoras em teoria musical, harmonia, prática e composição, Nahre se estabeleceu por meio de duas populares séries no YouTube, Practice Notes e Sound Bank.
Graduada na Juilliard School e na Glenn Gould School do Royal Conservatory of Music em Toronto, as performances solo e de câmara de Nahre decoraram palcos em toda a América do Norte e Europa. Locais notáveis incluem o Kennedy Center em Washington D.C., o Walt Disney Concert Hall em Los Angeles e o Gusman Theatre em Miami, entre outros no Canadá, França, Holanda, Itália, Polônia e Alemanha. Recebedora da Harriet Hale Woolley Grant em 2013, estudou em Paris com Gabriel Tacchino e Narcis Bonet, ambos discípulos de Francis Poulenc.
Como solista, as composições de Nahre estrearam em cidades importantes ao redor do mundo, apresentando performances de artistas renomados como Julian Martin, Han Chen, Jaewon Bang, Jeremy Smith e Griffin McMahon. Além de suas buscas individuais, Nahre Sol é a Co-Diretora Artística e tecladista da Happenstance, uma série e ensemble sediados em Toronto, co-liderada pelo clarinetista Brad Cherwin. A Happenstance é aclamada por mesclar repertório contemporâneo com obras tradicionais, criando uma experiência única e envolvente para o público.
Adicionando mais uma camada ao seu repertório artístico, Nahre Sol co-apresenta o Sound Field, um canal de música da PBS Digital Studios, ao lado do baterista L.A. Buckner. O canal explora uma ampla gama de tópicos relacionados à música, incluindo educação, análise e composição. Projetos recentes incluem um conjunto de miniaturas com projeções de vídeo encomendadas pela Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, além de performances, masterclasses e palestras em instituições como Carnegie Mellon University, University of Costa Rica, Westben Performer-Composer Residency e Millbrook School.
Atualmente, Nahre é a destinatária da primeira Bolsa de Nova Música na Glenn Gould School do Royal Conservatory of Music em Toronto, marcando um marco significativo em sua jornada artística contínua e vibrante.
Clips (more may be added)
I created this matrix so the world could discover elemental cultural genius here in Bahia: João do Boi (rest in power), Roberto Mendes, Raymundo Sodré and magisterial others. To make these artists discoverable worldwide though, there's a catch: The matrix must encompass so far as possible ALL CREATORS EVERYWHERE.
The Integrated Global Creative Economy, uncoiling from this sprawling Indigenous, African, Sephardic and then Ashkenazic, Arabic, European, Asian cultural matrix.
The mathematics of the small world phenomenon transforming the creative universe into a creative village wherein all are connected by short pathways to all.
Tap the crosses on somebody's Matrix Page to recommend that person for that category.
(Crosses visible when you are logged in)
The crosses will turn green.
That person/category will appear in your My Curation & Recommendations.
You will appear in that person's Incoming Curation and Recommendations.
You and the person you are recommending will be pulled by mathematical gravity to within DISCOVERABLE distance of EVERYBODY ELSE INSIDE the Matrix.
In a small world great things are possible.
"Thanks, this is a brilliant idea!!"
—Alicia Svigals (NEW YORK CITY): Apotheosis of klezmer violinists
"Dear Sparrow: I am thrilled to receive your email! Thank you for including me in this wonderful matrix."
—Susan Rogers (BOSTON): Director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory ... Former personal recording engineer for Prince; "Purple Rain", "Sign o' the Times", "Around the World in a Day"
"Dear Sparrow, Many thanks for this – I am touched!"
—Julian Lloyd Webber (LONDON): Premier cellist in UK; brother of Andrew (Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Phantom of the Opera...)
"This is super impressive work ! Congratulations ! Thanks for including me :)))"
—Clarice Assad (RIO DE JANEIRO/CHICAGO): Pianist and composer with works performed by Yo Yo Ma and orchestras around the world
Salvador is our base. If you plan to visit Bahia, there are some things you should probably know and you should first visit:
www.salvadorbahiabrazil.com
Conceived under a Spiritus Mundi ranging from the quilombos and senzalas of Cachoeira and Santo Amaro to Havana and the provinces of Cuba to the wards of New Orleans to the South Side of Chicago to the sidewalks of Harlem to the townships of South Africa to the villages of Ireland to the Roma camps of France and Belgium to the Vienna of Beethoven to the shtetls of Eastern Europe...*
Sodré
*...in conversation with Raymundo Sodré, who summed up the irony in this sequence by opining for the ages: "Where there's misery, there's music!" Hence A Massa, anthem for the trod-upon folk of Brazil, which blasted from every radio between the Amazon and Brazil's industrial south until Sodré was silenced, threatened with death and forced into exile...
And hence a platform whereupon all creators tend to accessible proximity to all other creators, irrespective of degree of fame, location, or the censor.
Matrix Ground Zero is the Recôncavo, bewitching and bewitched, contouring the resplendent Bay of All Saints (end of clip below, before credits), absolute center of terrestrial gravity for the disembarkation of enslaved human beings (and for the sublimity these people created), the bay presided over by Brazil's ineffable Black Rome (seat of the Integrated Global Creative Economy* and where Bule Bule is seated below, around the corner from where we built this matrix as an extension of our record shop).
Assis Valente's (of Santo Amaro, Bahia) "Brasil Pandeiro" filmed by Betão Aguiar
Betão Aguiar
("Black Rome" is an appellation per Caetano, via Mãe Aninha of Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá.)
*Darius Mans holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT, and lives between Washington D.C. and Salvador da Bahia.
Between 2000 and 2004 he served as the World Bank’s Country Director for Mozambique and Angola. In that capacity, Darius led a team which generated $150 million in annual lending to Mozambique, including support for public private partnerships in infrastructure which catalyzed over $1 billion in private investment.
Darius was an economist with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he worked closely with the U.S. Treasury and the IMF to establish a framework to avoid debt repudiation and to restructure private commercial debt in Brazil and Chile.
He taught Economics at the University of Maryland and was a consultant to KPMG on infrastructure projects in Latin America.
Replete with Brazilian greatness, but we listened to Miles Davis and Jimmy Cliff in there too; visitors are David Dye & Kim Junod for NPR/WXPN
I'm Pardal here in Brazil (that's "Sparrow" in English). The deep roots of this project are in Manhattan, where Allen Klein (managed the Beatles and The Rolling Stones) called me about royalties for the estate of Sam Cooke... where Jerry Ragovoy (co-wrote Time is On My Side, sung by the Stones; Piece of My Heart, Janis Joplin of course; and Pata Pata, sung by the great Miriam Makeba) called me looking for unpaid royalties... where I did contract and licensing for Carlinhos Brown's participation on Bahia Black with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock...
...where I rescued unpaid royalties for Aretha Franklin (from Atlantic Records), Barbra Streisand (from CBS Records), Led Zeppelin, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Airto Moreira, Jim Hall, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Ray Barretto, Philip Glass, Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd for his interest in Bob Marley compositions, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and others...
...where I worked with Earl "Speedo" Carroll of the Cadillacs (who went from doo-wopping as a kid on Harlem streetcorners to top of the charts to working as a janitor at P.S. 87 in Manhattan without ever losing what it was that made him special in the first place), and with Jake and Zeke Carey of The Flamingos (I Only Have Eyes for You)... stuff like that.
Yeah this is Bob's first record contract, made with Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd of Studio One and co-signed by his aunt because he was under 21. I took it to Black Rock to argue with CBS' lawyers about the royalties they didn't want to pay (they paid).
Matrix founding creators are behind "one of 10 of the best (radios) around the world", per The Guardian.
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Pardal/Sparrow
Ex Terra Brasilis
Wolfram MathWorld
UNIVERSAL
Alicia Svigals
Susan Rogers
Julian Lloyd Webber
Clarice Assad
Luciano Calazans
Kamasi Washington
Randy Brecker
Gustavo Caribé
J Velloso
Lázaro Ramos
Fernando Guerreiro
Maria Marighella
Russell Okung
Bule Bule
Caetano Veloso
RÁDIO MATRIX