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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Clarice Assad Orchestra and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Her

Composer works are published in France (Editions Lemoine),
Germany (Trekel), Brazil (Criadores do Brasil), and
in the US by Virtual Artists Collective Publishing
A powerful communicator renowned for her musical (VACP), a publishing company she co-founded with
scope and versatility, Brazilian-American musician Steve Schroeder.
and composer Clarice Assad is a significant artistic
voice in the classical, world music, pop and jazz Assad is a celebrated pianist and vocalist who
genres and is acclaimed for her evocative colors, inspires audiences to break free of constraints. She
rich textures and diverse stylistic range. has released seven solo albums and appeared on
or had her works performed on another 34. Her
Assad is a prolific, GRAMMY® Award-nominated music is represented on Cedille Records, SONY
composer with more than 70 works to her credit, Masterworks, Nonesuch Records, Adventure Music,
including numerous commissions for Carnegie Hall, Edge, Telarc, NSS Music, GHA and CHANDOS.
the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the
Boston Youth Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta, Her innovative VOXploration series on music
to name a few. Her compositions have been education, creation and improvisation has been
recorded by some of the most prominent names presented throughout the world. Sought-after
in classical music, including percussionist Dame by artists and organizations worldwide, the
Evelyn Glennie, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Nadja multi-talented musician continues to attract new
Salerno-Sonnenberg. audiences both onstage and off.
Assad has served as a composer-in-residence www.clariceassad.com
for the Albany Symphony, the Cabrillo Festival
of Contemporary Music, New Century Chamber

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