Assobio a Jato - Heitor Villa-Lobos - Liliana Carpenter and Sungmin Park | On the Stage Together

Assobio a Jato, Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Adagio
Allegro non troppo
Flute: Liliana Carpenter
Cello: Sungmin Park
Performed live in Hughes Hall Auditorium on November 7th, 2021.
Assobio a Jato is a fantasy piece for flute and cello. The piece was written by Villa-Lobos in New York in 1950 and was first performed in Rio de Janeiro. The work is dedicated to Elizabeth and Carleton Sprague Smith and continues Villa-Lobos’s penchant for writing high- and low-voiced instrumental duos. Assobio a Jato plays on the natural characteristics of the flute and cello. The lyrical Adagio movement showcases the low register of the flute while the cello largely provides the harmonic material. Allegro non troppo is a much more lively movement that passes a folk-like melody between players. While one player performs the melody, the other accompanies insistently.
Liliana Carpenter is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Music Education. She currently serves as the President of Ohio State's chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, which initiated On the Stage Together.
Sungmin Park is a PhD student in Economics.
On the Stage Together is a KZbin series created by Ohio State's chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota celebrating diversity and inclusion in music. Performances include works by female and BIPOC composers, while lectures and discussions surround topics of diversity and inclusion in music.