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Bonecos de Olinda

"Bonecas de Olinda" (large puppets) at the Pernambuco Carnival in Brazil.City of Olinda, Brazil, via Wikimedia Commons

March 17, 2023

The city of Olinda, Brazil, is famous for massive papier-mâché puppets during the annual Carnival parades. Those “bonecos,” as they're called, can be 20 feet tall. Composer Clarice Assad wrote a piece inspired by Carnival and those big puppets. Join us today to hear “Bonecos de Olinda” by Clarice Assad.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Album: Leila Josefowicz Solo
Philips 446700

Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C major
Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra | Michelle Rofrano, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Giuseppe Tartini: Flute Sonata in A Major
Camerata Pacifica: Emi Ferguson, flute | Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord | William Short, bassoon
Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA

Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
Leila Josefowicz, violin | Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra | Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Hour 2

Missy Mazzoli: Heartbreaker
Michael Mizrahi, piano
Album: Currents
New Amsterdam 75

Andre Caplet: Conte fantastique
Sivan Magen, harp | Pacifica Quartet
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO

Clarice Assad: Bonecos de Olinda
Grand Teton Festival Orchestra | Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Bohuslav Martinu: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Lysander Trio
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, Otesaga Resort Hotel Ballroom, Cooperstown, NY