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.
The Recôncavo is an almost invisible center-of-gravity. Circumscribing the Bay of All Saints, this region was landing for more enslaved human beings than any other such throughout all of human history. Not unrelated, it is also birthplace of some of the most physically & spiritually uplifting music ever made. —Sparrow
"Dear Sparrow: I am thrilled to receive your email! Thank you for including me in this wonderful matrix."
—Susan Rogers: Personal recording engineer for Prince, inc. "Purple Rain", "Sign o' the Times", "Around the World in a Day"... Director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory
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 MUSICAL
The Matrix was built below among some of the world's most powerfully moving music, some of it made by people barely known beyond village borders. Or in the case of Sodré, his anthem A MASSA — a paean to Brazil's poor ("our pain is the pain of a timid boy, a calf stepped on...") — having blasted from every radio between the Amazon and Brazil's industrial south, before he was silenced. (that's me left, with David Dye & Kim Junod for U.S. National Public Radio) ... The Matrix started with Sodré, with João do Boi, with Roberto Mendes, with Bule Bule, with Roque Ferreira... music rooted in the sugarcane plantations of Bahia. Hence our logo (a cane cutter).