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SummerFest 2023 presented by Concordia Chamber Players

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Grammy-nominated Venezuelan cuatro virtuoso Jorge Glem teams up with American accordionist, pianist and composer Sam Reider to create a one-of-a-kind fusion of folk music.

Hear them perform selections from their debut album, “Brooklyn Cumaná,” at 7 p.m. June 9, at Concordia SummerFest 2023 at Cradle Valley Farm, 6454 Meetinghouse Road, New Hope.

“With jaw-dropping virtuosity and infectious chemistry, these musicians and friends are breaking down all the boundaries between their two continents, languages, and cultures.”

Glem and Reider blend Venezuela’s driving dance rhythms with American folk music and jazz. Their debut record, “Brooklyn Cumaná, features a mix of Venezuelan and American traditional music, original compositions, and collaborations with special guests. “Brooklyn Cumaná” was released in November 2022 at a concert at Lincoln Center. In February, Glem and Reider performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk.

SummerFest 2023 at Cradle Valley Farm includes food, cocktails, and fun with good friends in the beautiful, warm June weather.

Tickets will not be sold at the door, but are available to buy online at concordiaplayers.org.

Reider is a pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco. His work brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS and the BBC.

Reider has performed, recorded and collaborated with a range of artists including Jon Batiste, Jorge Glem, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera.

Glem is a Latin Grammy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated cuatro player, mandolinist and musical producer. Raised in Cumaná, Venezuela, Glem, who currently resides in the U.S., has set out with a clear and driven purpose of presenting the Venezuelan cuatro as a universal instrument.

He has performed a solo concerto for cuatro with acclaimed conductor, Gustavo Dudamel and the prestigious LA Philharmonic, to an exceptional standing ovation. Glem also recently joined celebrated multiple Grammy-winning, composer and pianist, Jon Batiste, as part of his ensemble in his sold out “American Symphony” concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Glem has also shared the stage with many other important music personalities, accomplishing the fuse of this traditional instrument in genres such as jazz, salsa, bluegrass, rock, and pop.

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