February GO Series with Ruiz – Fellman Duo “One Conversation, Two Accents: Flamenco and Jazz!” Join us for our second GO Series concert! This concert will feature a set of Argentine inspired music by Folias Duo followed by a set of flameno and jazz by guests, Grant Ruiz guitar/vocals and Dan Fellman guitar. The Folias…
Folias Duo January Live Stream “Valentine’s Show” Exciting news, our monthly live stream concert falls on Valentine’s Day and we have designed a concert for you to celebrate . As an added extra special Valentine’s treat, Carmen will be offering up a new recipe pack of her best chocolate recipes for anyone who donates during…
Folias Music presents the January GO Series with Vargas/Pierce Duo Join us for our inaugural GO Series concert! This new fourth Sunday of the month concert will feature a short set of music by Folias Duo followed by a set of music by our guests, mezzo-soprano Olivia Vargas and guitarist Michael Pierce. Watch on…
Folias Duo January Live Stream “Alchemy” Come and join us for another round of our monthly live stream concerts. We’ll be at home in the bleak Michigan winter bringing you music that was all conceived in 2019 during our rustic cabins composing residency in Oregon. It may have taken us until 2021 to play all…
Carmen Maret and Andrew Bergeron of the Folias Duo talk with flutist and composer Svetlana Djirackor about finding the magic in 2020. Maret and Bergeron discuss composing and performing their own music, their musical inspirations, how they model music after their favorite composers, and how the challenges of 2020 brought new ways of performing and…
Folias Duo December Live Stream “Open House” We’ll be live this month back at the folias duo headquarters. Instead of our usual open house concert we will be offering you the chance to watch us from your home. Special folias kitchen recipes for anyone who donates! PROGRAM Angel Forever – Carmen Maret (alto flute and…
Folias Duo “The Literary Show” November Live Stream Concert SUNDAY, NOV 8 at 4PM ET https://www.facebook.com/foliasmusic/live/https://www.foliasmusic.com/video/ We will be taking our monthly live stream concert on the road this month. We’ll be live in the stacks at the Hackley Public Library! The show will feature music inspired by the prose of Cormac McCarthy, Ralph Waldo…
Folias Duo Aquinas College Live Stream Sunday September 14, 4:00pm https://www.facebook.com/aqmusicdept
This May we embark on our yearly journey out west for the Folias Duo 2020 Summer Tour. In celebration and support of our latest album release Delicate Omens, we’ll travel 10,000 miles from our home in Grand Rapids, Michigan performing 20 + concerts of self-composed music. This is our eleventh self-booked tour, and we’ll be returning to…
Folias Duo at Listening Room Sunday February 9 7PM. We will be opening for the Vintage Parlor Orchestra and the West Michigan New Music Collective. Presented by VPO Music Director, Thomas Pike, this concert will blend modern and classical music in an authentic and engaging format. Folias Duo will be opening the night, and consists…
What people are saying about Delicate Omens… Delicate Omens, “These two artists are top talents, almost singular within contemporary flute and guitar ensembles.” Flutist Quarterly – Fall 2020 “The recording exudes a magnificent clarity” “Immersing themselves in such manner fostered connection and contemplation in equal measure, the outcome compositions of genuine, elemental character.” “Maret’s flute…
Over the winter break Carmen and I got away from the Michigan grey and went to Southwest Texas. While we were there we made a music video of my composition Silver Jack in Big Bend National Park. With only the cacti and the creosote present we wanted to share this beautiful place with you. https://youtu.be/tzzhnDJxd7g
In October Folias Duo had the opportunity to have a conversation and play live on Blue Lake Public Radio. It was our pleasure to return to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and be joined by long time announcer Bonnie Bierma. We discussed our newest release Delicate Omens along with our compositional process. In the classical…
Folias Duo at C3 Delicate Omens Tour CD Release. Grand Haven, MI. Folias Duo features their newest album release Delicate Omens! Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron, the husband-and-wife duo “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide) continue to carve out their uncommon niche in the classical music world as performers who are also…
Folias Duo performs for Michigan State University’s Rest With Music Noon Series at the Abrams Planetarium. Folias Duo features their newest album release Delicate Omens! Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron, the husband-and-wife duo “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide) continue to carve out their uncommon niche in the classical music world as performers…
Folias Duo at Lakewood Public Library Sunday October, 20 2:00PM Folias Duo features their newest album release Delicate Omens! Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron, the husband-and-wife duo “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide) continue to carve out their uncommon niche in the classical music world as performers who are also composers. The…
Folias Duo at Spinoza’s Folias Duo features their newest album release Delicate Omens! Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron, the husband-and-wife duo “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide) continue to carve out their uncommon niche in the classical music world as performers who are also composers. The Folias Duo’s newest release of all…
Folias Duo at Far Hills Music Series at the Wright Library in Oakwood Ohio. Folias Duo features their newest album release Delicate Omens! Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron, the husband-and-wife duo “daring in self-written music” (American Record Guide) continue to carve out their uncommon niche in the classical music world as performers who…
