SUITE BACK TO OUR ROOTS
SUITE BACK TO OUR ROOTS (2009)
Written by Sergio & Clarice Assad.
Original Lyrics by Christianne Karam (Arabic) Portuguese translation by Daniel Basilio. | c.a 15 mins.
Written by Sergio & Clarice Assad.
Original Lyrics by Christianne Karam (Arabic) Portuguese translation by Daniel Basilio. | c.a 15 mins.
RENTAL INFORMATION
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Back To Our Roots has been arranged for chamber ensemble, small chamber ensemble and various sizes and combinations as a trio, quartet or quintet, with parts distributed among the family.
Below is an excerpt of the suite (Movement IV. HAPPINESS) performed live by the Assad family in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2013.
instrumentation
- Assad Family
- Chamber Ensembles
Assad family
Sergio Assad Sazouki
Odair Assad, guitar
Badi Assad, percussion & vocals
Clarice Assad, piano & vocals
Carolina Assad, vocals
Odair Assad, guitar
Badi Assad, percussion & vocals
Clarice Assad, piano & vocals
Carolina Assad, vocals
chamber ensembles
From smaller To largest: Arrangements by Clarice Assad
1. Mezzo soprano | Piano | Guitar | Double Bass | Percussion + String Quartet (Clarice Assad)
2. Flute | Bb Clarinet | Percussion | Sazouki | Guitar + String Orchestra (or string quintet) (Performed by the Assad brothers)
3. Piano | Two Guitars | Percussion | Solo Violoncello (Recorded on SONY MASTERWORKS)
2. Flute | Bb Clarinet | Percussion | Sazouki | Guitar + String Orchestra (or string quintet) (Performed by the Assad brothers)
3. Piano | Two Guitars | Percussion | Solo Violoncello (Recorded on SONY MASTERWORKS)
movements
I. LEAVING
II. SAUDADE (NOSTALGIA)
III. HOPE
IV. HAPPINESS
II. SAUDADE (NOSTALGIA)
III. HOPE
IV. HAPPINESS
program notes:
This suite pays homage to our immigrant ancestors who left their home to find a better life in another country. The first movement, LEVING explores a feeling of courage, followed by a melancholy longing for the original place, which appears in Movement II. SAUDADE (nostalgia). The third movement, HOPE leads into the last and 4th movement, HAPPINESS, both are about acceptance and keeping a positive attitude about life.
other notes:
COMING IN 2018
The Assad family will record Suite Back To Our Roots as part of their new album "RAÍZES" to be released in Brazil, in 2018.
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends (LIVE EP)
Two movements of the suite were recorded in 2015 by Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott and the Assad brothers at the Chicago Symphony Center and released on SONY Masterworks. Scored for two guitars, cello and piano. Arranged by Clarice Assad.