Friday, April 4, 2014

Acclaimed Brazilian Pianist to Perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Las Vegas’ premiere contemporary ensemble The Desert Winds to perform with guest artist

LAS VEGAS, Mar. 31, 2014 ­­­­-- The Desert Winds, Las Vegas’ premiere contemporary wind ensemble, will feature famed Brazilian pianist, Tânia Cançado. Cançado will perform her signature piece, George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” with guest conductor, Steven Trinkle, on May 17, 2014, at Community Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online in advance for $15 at www.thedesertwinds.org or at the door the night of the concert.
Tânia Mara Lopes Cançado is an internationally-acclaimed pianist and is currently dean of the School of Music at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She studied with eminent pianists Eduardo Hazan (Brazil), Jacques Klein (Brazil), Sergio Magnani (Italy), and Hans Graff (Austria). She has also toured with many symphony orchestras throughout Brazil, Cuba, and the United States.

This concert, “ELEMENTS: Air”, marks the end of The Desert Winds’ season 2013-2014. The Desert Winds is a local wind ensemble led by artistic director, Charles A Maguire. The group is comprised of over 50 professional and semi-professional musicians, who primarily showcase music of contemporary composers. Now in their fifth season, The Desert Winds was voted “Best Performing Arts Group” in the LVRJ’s “Best of Las Vegas” for 2014.