Folias Duo, Carmen Maret & Andrew Bergeron, on All Classical's Thursday at 3:00 pm, Christa Wessel

Thursday May 23, 2024, Folias Duo, Carmen Maret & Andrew Bergeron, on All Classical's Thursday at 3:00 pm, host Christa Wessel
"Carmen Maret & Andrew Bergeron (Folias Duo) are unique: they are talented composers, virtuosic performers, tango dancers, and educators."
Musical Review, Collegium Musica
Folias Duo are “facile players who draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes, at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity” (Fanfare Magazine).
They are “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide).
Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron of the Folias Duo are a married couple whose unique interpersonal performer-composer collaboration of twenty years breathes new life into classical music. Folias Duo melds characteristics of European classical music with jazz,
world music, and improvisation into the rhythms, contours, and textures of their meticulously crafted and scenic music. As composers and performers, they continue to test the technical and sonic possibilities of the intimate flute and guitar combination. “These two artists are top talents, almost singular within contemporary flute and guitar ensembles” (Flutist Quarterly).
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Thanks to grant funding from Oregon Arts Commission, Clackamas Arts Alliance, Regional Arts Cultural Committee, the National Endowment of the Arts, and financial contribution, the Collegium has sponsored over 50 performances at schools, churches, educational community centers, and retirement communities. In 2023 and 2024 the collegium Musical Travel Series presented musical cultural from Japan, Iran, Italy, Mexico, India, Spain, Cuba, Israel, Persia, Egypt, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, and Argentina. Additionally, the collegium sponsored guitar masterclasses, as well as music theory classes for guitarists.
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