The Chattanooga Music Club presents in concert Choro das 3 (Choro das Tres) in cooperation with: the city of Chattanooga, the Tivoli Foundation, Cultural Ambassadors and International Achievers and Jazzanooga.
The live concert will be held Friday, July 29, 7 p.m. at the Robert Kirk Walker Community Theatre upstairs inside the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium at 399 McCallie Ave. Tickets are $7 per person and may be purchased prior to the event on Eventbrite or $7 cash at door, exact change requested.
Choro das 3 is a family based band composed by three sisters: Corina (flutes), Lia (seven string acoustic guitar) and Elisa (mandolin, clarinet, banjo and piano) and their father Eduardo (pandeiro). They are the "1st Family" of choro music in Brazil.
The bands main style is choro, an instrumental music genre, being a from of urban Jazz that emerged in Brazil during the 19th century. With origins of traditional music, rhythms, and instruments brought over by slaves, it is akin to New Orleans jazz, ragtime, or bluegrass. The word "choro" means to "cry" or "lament" but the music is extremely upbeat characterized by virtuosity, lively improvisation and subtle modulation.
The band has performed in concerts and workshops all over Brazil, USA, Mexico and Europe, and has performed for presidents and dignitaries in Brazil.
For more info contact Buddy Shirk at 529-0315 or Christie Burns at 779-6581