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Brazilian musician Eduardo Mendonça began a week-long residency at Fireweed Academy in Homer this week. He’s an award-winning recording artist, vocalist, percussionist, guitarist and musical arranger, who has toured around the world, and he says he’s happy to be back performing and teaching in Alaska.
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“If you meet the potter, that's one step. If you see their studio, if you meet their dog, or see their garden, or perhaps that they have a trapeze in their studio —you just learn a lot more about that person."
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As Covid-19 case numbers dip, many musicians are resuming their pre-pandemic tour schedules. The internationally acclaimed Zodiac Trio is no exception. Homer is their first stop on a short Alaskan tour that was scheduled before the pandemic.
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“I love bringing sound and music into or exploring how it connects with the world around us. I've done pieces about the movement of the gasses in the sun, to making graphic scores about volcanoes and interviewing LGBTQ folks to make music from their lives. I'm really curious what Homer brings.”
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“I've got paintings from 60 below and 20 knot winds from Greenland and the ice cap,” said artist David Rosenthal. “You know if you've ever tried plein air painting with oils, they turn to crayons at about minus five.”
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