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'Taste Of Brazil' Concert Offers A Feast For The Ears

The sounds of Brazil are coming to the University of Wyoming. Sunday’s concert will feature Brazilian violist Glêsse Collet with UW professor of piano Theresa Bogard.

Collet says the unique Brazilian classical music style began in the 1800s. "The Portuguese king, he had to leave Portugal and live in Brazil for a long time," explains Collet. "And with him they brought composers, they brought teachers for music and very fast, they mixed. Portuguese mixed with the slaves, with the Indians and then we had this very rich time in Brazil."

Collet says Brazil still has a vibrant contemporary classical music scene. The Taste of Brazil concert will feature works from late 19th and 20th-century composers inspired by the country’s musical styles. It takes place Sunday, May 1 at the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts in Laramie.

Raena Bush was born and raised in Wyoming and is most recently from Beulah, population 33. She is currently in her senior year of earning a B.A. in Communication and Journalism with a minor in African American and Diaspora Studies. Her primary interests include broadcast journalism and audio storytelling, which lead her to her current internship with Wyoming Public Media.
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