Bach to Brazil
Kibbey has assembled an all-star cast merging folk, jazz, and classical idioms to celebrate one of history's grandest cultural migration stories, while celebrating today's Nuevo Latino Luminaries. Starting with the baroque courts of Europe and the modes of Ancient Turkey, adding in the rhythm of Western Africa, and mixing with the indigenous melodies of the Caribbean Coast, Kibbey and her talented cohorts track the cross- pollination musical threads that create the ever-evolving songs and dances we love, alongside the folk masters that inspired them.
This is Cumbia before Shakira... where the Llanera, the Kora, the Kanun traditions meet the modern harp. Featuring: Harpist Bridget Kibbey with Latin-Grammy Winning, Colombian Percussionist Samuel Torres New York Gypsy All-Star, kora-player Yacouba Sissoko, and Clarinetist Louis Arques. Kibbey has toured this project to the Phillips Collection, the Savannah Music Festival, The Schubert Club, Bay Chamber Festival, Philadelphia’s World Cafe, Dayton Live Arts, Carnegie Hall's Citywide, among others.
Works by: Isaac Albéniz, José Barros, Jacob de Bandolim, Paquito d'Rivera, Juan Manuel Plaza, Samuel Torres, Manuel Valera, Astor Piazzola, Joaquín Rodrigo, and João Luiz.
ASSOCIATED CONCERTS
Acclaim
“Kibbey has the world at her fingertips.”
-Star Tribune
"...Once she applied her fingers to her large concert harp, it was clear that she was a formidable musician, fluent in the 'modes, colors, and drones' within music that carries the weight of history.”
-Portland Press
"Bridget is not only incredibly virtuosic, she's also a great communicator onstage, both through her music and through talking to the audience," said Barry Kempton, the Schubert Club's artistic and executive director. "She's also a clever, creative and thoughtful curator and programmer who has a passion for collaboration with artists from different musical cultures. She's one of the best kind of musicians to see live."
-Star Tribune
"It was also an outstanding season for the area’s foremost recital presenter, the Schubert Club, which opened many an ear to new adventures by having harpist Bridget Kibbey as its featured artist. She lent her versatile virtuosity to solo works, chamber music collaborations, and a historically informed musical travelogue.”
-Gramophone Magazine
