Berkeley Choro Ensemble

The Berkeley Choro Ensemble (pronounced "shoro"), is a group of world-class musicians from the SF Bay Area that made its debut in January, 2010, at the Berkeley Public Library. The group celebrates the music, culture and history of Brazil, with a special emphasis on the Choro genre, a style of music which emerged in the 1800s in Brazil, fusing the music of Brazil's European immigrants and the native music of Brazil's indigenous and African-Brazilian population. Through their support of contemporary Brazilian composers, their active collaboration with artists from Brazil,  and  their annual festival of choro, the group has made significant contributions to drawing a wider audience to this music in the US.

 Jane Lenoir, flute, Harvey Wainapel, clarinet, Ricardo Peixoto, 7-string guitar, Brian Rice, pandeiro