If you are new to choro, you are in for a treat. The genre began to take shape in mid-19th century Rio de Janeiro, where the music of the Portuguese court met that of Afro-Brazilians. Here in the US, a similar process gave us first ragtime, then jazz, and just as these genres are seen as prototypically “American”, so too is choro recognized as uniquely, exquisitely Brazilian.

Every year, Choro Camp New England brings chorões (that is, people who play choro) to the campus of Smith College for a week of study and jamming with masters of the genre. This concert will feature all the artists teaching at Choro Camp this year and serve as our grand finale.

You can learn more about all of this year’s Choro Noho performers on the Artists page of our website. They have never come together in one place before — and likely never will again — so you can expect not only virtuosity, but a great deal of spontanaiety and just plain fun at this unique annual concert.