3rd October: Lunchtime Concert – Estevão Devides (Guitar)

Published on by stjohnscic

The autumn Tuesdays Till Two season continues with a concert by Brazilian guitarist Estevão Devides, who is making his Tuesdays Till Two début with a programme including several pieces by Brazilian composers.

As usual the café will be open from noon, serving a range of hot drinks and homemade quiche, cakes, scones etc. All profits from the café will go to The Green Backyard.

The concert will begin promptly at 1pm. Admission is free, but those who are able to afford it are asked to make a donation. The suggested amount is £4.

Programme:

Canários – Gaspar Sanz (1640 – 1710)
Astúrias – Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909)
Song for Anna  – André Popp & Jean Claude Massoulier
Greensleeves – Trad
Lágrima (Tear) }  – Francisco Tárrega (1852 – 1909)
Capricho Árabe }
Bachianinha n°1 – Paulinho Nogueira (1929 – 2003)
Preludio n°1 – Heitor Villa Lobos(1887-1959)
Samba do Avião (Airplane Samba) – Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927 – 1994)
Asa Branca/ Prelude n°5 – Luiz Gonzaga(1912 – 1989)/ Guerra Peixe (1914 – 1993)
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin (1971)
Imagine/Let it be – The Beatles (1969)
Tico-tico no Fubá – Zequinha de Abreu

About Estevão Devides

Estevão began studying the guitar at the age of 9. Born in Brazil he studied at the Conservatory of Tatuí in Brazil and graduated in a Licentiate of Music Degree from the Unimes- University of Santos.
In Brazil he has performed in schools, theatres and museums sponsored by companies in partnership with the Ministry of Culture. This financed his first recording of a CD in 2014 with 25,000 free copies that were distributed to students during his school performances.
He has participated in international guitar festivals, performing master classes with renowned guitarists such as: Berta Rojas (Paraguay); Jorge Caballero (Peru) and Duo Assad (Brazil).
In 2013, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture selected Estevão to be part of a Cultural Exchange which included free concerts at Whitefriars Church School, Snettisham Primary School and Forward Day Centre in King’s Lynn, where he currently lives.