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Upcoming Events

May 31, 2008 – Luis Felipe Poetry Competition Awards Ceremony, Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth, FL

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will be the guest chamber ensemble at the awards ceremony sponsored by the group El Alma Hispana. On the program, works by Iberian-American composers Osvaldo Lacerda, Manuel de Falla, and Ronaldo Miranda. The event will take place at the Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please visit El Alma Hispana.

June 08, 2008 Concertos 2008, Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano, São Paulo, Brazil

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will feature a program blending traditional and contemporary works. For more information, go to Concertos.

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June 26, 2008– Guarnierius Art Center – Belgrade, Serbia

In a concert sponsored by the Brazilian Embassy in Serbia, Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will present a program of traditional European and contemporary Brazilian and Serbian music. On the program, three Serbian premieres of works by Osvaldo Lacerda, Ricardo Tacuchian, and Ronaldo Miranda. For more information, please visit Guarnerius.

July 10, 2008 – American Cathedral – Paris, France

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will perform in the LAGV Concert Series at the American Cathedral. On the program, works by Debussy, Poulenc and the French premieres of works by Charles Griffin, Terry Owens, Justin Rubin, and Marlene Woodward-Cooper. This concert is sponsored, in part, by the John and Sheila Rinker Faculty Development Fund of Palm Beach Atlantic University. For more information, please visit the American Cathedral.

July 19, 2008 – Pinacoteca Benedito Calixto – Santos, Brazil

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra returns to the beautiful Pinacoteca Benedicto Calixto under the auspices of Centro de Expansão Cultural. On the program, Mozart’s Sonata in B-flat, Poulenc’ s Sonata, and new works by Dimitri Cervo, Charles Griffin, Ronaldo Miranda, Osvaldo Lacerda, and Marlene Woodward-Cooper. For more information, please call (13) 3288-2260.

July 31, 2008 – University of Florida Young Pianists Festival, Gainesville, FL

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will be guest artists at 2008 piano festival. They will give two masterclasses and a recital that will include music by Mozart, Brahms, Tosic, Lacerda, and Gene Gutchë. For more information, please visit The University of Florida Young Pianists Festival

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September 22-23, 2006 - Las Vegas 5th International New Music Festival, North Las Vegas, NV

The Piano Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will be performing at CCSN’s 5th International New Music Festival in Las Vegas! Their recital will take place at the Cheyenne Campus on Saturday, Sep. 23 at 2:00 p.m. On the program, works by Dimitri Cervo, Vladimir Tosic, Tim Thompson, Justin Rubin, Rodolfo Coelho de Souza, Michel Lysight, Frederic Devresse, and Piotr Lachert. On Sep. 22 they will be featured at the Festival’s Grand Opening Gala performing music by Terry Owens. For more information, please visit CCSN'S Music Festival

October 10, 2006 - Crescendo Series, Harriet Himmel Theatre, West Palm Beach, FL

The Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will join the Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony in a performance of the exciting Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, by Francis Poulenc at West Palm Beach’s Harriet Theatre. For more information and tickets, please visit the CityPlace

November 11, 2006 – WXEL’s Classical Variations 10th Anniversary Concert, Duncan Theatre, Lake Worth, FL

The concert will feature many of the wonderful South Florida musicians who have appeared on the program over the years, including the Duo Gastesi-Bezerra. For more information, please go to WXEL's Anniversary Concert

February 18, 2007 – Norton Museum Concert Series, West Palm Beach, FL

The Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will feature an all-French program in conjunction with the exhibit “Collecting the Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.” More information will be soon available at the Norton Museum of Art

March 8, 2007 – Cultural Trust Chamber Music Series, Tavern on the Green, Wellington, FL

As a part of Wellington’s Cultural Trust of the Palm Beach Inaugural Season, the Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will present an exciting program blending new with traditional works for piano ensemble. They will give the world premieres of works by Terry Owens and Ricardo Tacuchian, who wrote those pieces especially for the duo. For tickets and information, please visit the Cultural Trust of the Palm Beaches

March 25, 2007 – First Unitarian of North Palm Beach Candlelight Concert Series

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will play in the inaugural season of this new and exciting chamber music series. On the program, an eclectic mix of old favorites (Fauré’s Dolly, Brahms’ Waltzes, etc) and new music (Oriental Poppies by Charles Griffin and Caprici by Carme Fdez-Vidal). For more information, please visit Candlelight Concerts

June 16, 2007 – Pinacoteca Benedito Calixto

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will play at the beautiful Pinacoteca Benedicto Calixto, the last of the many legendary “coffee baron” mansions in Santos, Brazil. On the program, Mozart’s Variations in G, Fauré’s Dolly, Debussy’s 6 Epigraphes Antiques, Terry Owens’ Ariadnes’ Crown and Marlene Woodward-Cooper’s Sombras. For more information, please call (13) 3288-2260

June 18, 2007 – UniRio New Music Concert Series

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will be featured at UniRio’s New Music Series on 18 June 2007 at 7:00 p.m. On the program, works by Vladimir Tosic, Tim Thompson, Ricardo Tacuchian, Marlene Woodward-Cooper, Piotr Lachert, Symeon Waseen, and Carme Fernández-Vidal. The event will take place at the Museu das Ciências da Terra, Av Pasteur, 404, Rio de Janeiro.

September 28-30, 2007- Las Vegas 6th International New Music Festival, North Las Vegas, NV

The Piano Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will be performing at the College of Southern Nevada’s 6th International New Music Festival in Las Vegas! Their recital will take place at the Cheyenne Campus on Saturday, Sep. 29 at 4:00 p.m. On the program, works by Charles Griffin, Symeon Waseen, Piotr Lachert, Justin Rubin, Carme Fernández-Vidal, and Marlene Woodward-Cooper. On Sep. 28 they will be featured at the Festival’s Grand Opening Gala performing music by Marlene Woodward-Cooper. For more information, please visit the festival site at INMF.

November 08, 2007 – Brazilian American Cultural Institute, Washington, DC

The Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will present a program of recent Brazilian and American duets at the BACI’s Recital Hall. The event is sponsored, in part, by Palm Beach Atlantic University.

November 23, 2007 – Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Holmes Beach, FL

Piano Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will perform in concert at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Anna Maria Island at 3:00 p.m. The church is located at Palm and Marina Drives two miles north of Manatee Avenue at the free Island Trolley’s northbound stop no. 27. This performance will feature traditional works for piano four hands by Mozart and Debussy plus exciting contemporary duets by Charles Griffin (movements from his From the Faraway Nearby), Marlene Woodward-Cooper (Deceptions), and Ronaldo Miranda (Variações Sérias). For more information, call Carl Parks, Organist-Choirmaster at (341)-778-4820.

December 09, 2007 – Christmas Concert at First Presbyterian Church of Jupiter-Tequesta, Tequesta, FL

The concert will feature the duo performing works by Justin Rubin and Ronaldo Miranda. They will also collaborate with the church’s choir, playing Christmas music. For more information, please visit the First Presbyterian Church of Jupiter / Tequesta.

December 28 and 29, 2007 – Serbian Tour, including concerts in Belgrade and Novi Sad

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra’s first Serbian tour! They will be playing on 28 December at the Studentski Kulturni Centar in Belgrade at 8:00 p.m. and at Novi Sad’s City Hall on 29 December at 7:00 p.m. Programs will include twelve Serbian premieres! Among them, works by Dimitri Cervo, Carme Fernández-Vidal, Charles Griffin, Piotr Lachert, Terry Winter Owens, Justin Rubin, Rodolfo Coelho de Souza, Ricardo Tacuchian, Tim Thompson , and Marlene Woodward-Cooper. They will also be playing works by distinguished Serbian composer Vladimir Tosic.

January 27, 2008 – Candlelight Concert Series, First Unitarian Universalist Church, North Palm Beach, FL

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra returns by popular demand! They will present an exciting program blending new with traditional works for duet. On the program, works by Mozart, Debussy, Miranda, Cervo, and Poulenc. For tickets and information, please call (561) 627-6105.

February 14, 2008 Music at Twilight Series, University of Miami, FL

Join Duo Gastesi-Bezerra for a unique Valentine’s Day concert, featuring works by Dennis Kam, Ricardo Tacuchian, Terry Owens, and Rodolfo Coelho de Souza. For more information, please visit the Canes Calendar.

February 29, 2008 CMS SuperRegional Conference, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will present a lecture recital entitled "Terry Winter Owens' Musical Reverberations: A Lecture Recital" at the 2008 South Central-Southern SuperRegional Conference of The College Music Society. The lecture recital will take place at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, on Friday, February 29, at 3:30pm. For more information, please go to the conference’s home page.

March 14, 2008 New Music’ 08, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra performs at their home base in a program featuring European, Brazilian and American new works for piano ensemble. More information will soon become available.

April 04, 2008 Guest Artist Series at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Duo Gastesi-Bezerra will perform a mixed program that will include works by Mozart, Debussy, Poulenc, Dennis Kam, Terry Winter Owens, and Ronaldo Miranda. For more information, please check the Gators’ Calendar of Events.