Albany Symphony's American Music Festival - Clarice Assad

A powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope and versatility, Brazilian-American Clarice Assad is a significant artistic voice in the classical, world music, pop, and jazz genres and is acclaimed for her evocative colors, rich textures, and diverse stylistic range. A prolific
Grammy Award–nominated composer with more than 70 works to her credit, she'll be the soloist for the World Premiere of her work Flow, performed as part of the American Music Festival. She'll also perform on Friday night of the Festival with her father, guitarist Sergio Assad. We spoke with her about her music, influences and these performances.