In late November, Tracy and I spent two weeks in Rio de Janeiro with her fellow Mélomanie ensemble members. The baroque/modern ensemble was in Brazil for the annual new music festival “Compositores de Hoje” to premier recent works for baroque instruments.
Pares / Pairs, a joint CD with friend and collaborator, Rio-based Sergio Roberto de Oliveira, is in the mastering process and will be released this spring.
Friend, collaborator, and “cello mentor” Douglas McNames, master of both baroque and modern cello, has acquired a baroque instrument that is quickly becoming his personal voice.
