Sergio & Odair Assad

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Classical Music and Music Education (2015-2016)

The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Classical Music and Music Education is one of the musical highlights in the University of Oxford’s calendar. It holds a breadth of events – ranging from lectures and symposia to recitals and masterclasses – that make accessible some of the world’s leading performers.

Sergio & Odair Assad are acclaimed Brazilian classical guitarists noted for both their writing and performing of music.

Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have set the benchmark for all other guitarists by creating a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity and expression.

The Assad Brothers began playing the guitar together at an early age and went on to study for seven years with Dona Monina. The Assad’s repertoire includes original music composed by Sérgio and his own take on classic folk and jazz music, as well as various styles of Latin music. Their classical repertoire includes transcriptions of the great Baroque keyboard literature of Bach, Rameau, and Scarlatti and adaptations of works by such diverse figures as Gershwin, Ginastera, and Debussy; thus making their touring programs a compelling blend of styles, periods and cultures.