Join us for an incredible afternoon of Bossa Nova music at the beautiful Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield. Please feel free to bring food & drink to enjoy during the show.

Bossa Nova, which means “new wave”, is a style of samba music that was developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Through the advent of Bossa Nova, Brazil was able to produce one of the most unique and enduring sounds in the history of Latin music.

Bossa Nova is distinct from other Samba subgenres, as it consists of a mixture of soft samba based on traditional Brazilian music and rhythms, American jazz, and a new style of Portuguese lyrics.

This concert is free and will be a memorable experience for music lovers of all ages.

BOREAL is a band that plays Brazilian Music in New York. With Mariana Barcellos on lead vocals and Gil Oliveira on percussion, both native from Brazil, joined by Timothy Hill on guitar, Steve Gorn on bamboo flutes and Gabriel Dresdale on cello, Boreal plays famous Bossa Nova tunes composed by Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and other inspiring songs from various Brazilian composers.

Mariana Barcellos is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and music teacher who started singing Bossa Nova in her native town Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After moving to New York she started doing weekly gigs of Bossa Nova and Samba in NYC and then she moved to Woodstock, NY where she met skilled musicians who accompany her as she continues sharing the beauty of Brazilian music.

Gil Oliveira, drummer/percussionist, is a familiar face within the Brazilian music scene. Son of Paulinho Boca de Cantor, vocalist in the legendary Novos Baianos band, Gil was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Having played professionally since his teenage years, Gil has made numerous appearances in concerts and television alongside Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Ivete Sangalo, Moraes Moreira, Baby do Brasil, Bebel Gilberto and the iconic guitarist Pepeu Gomes; furthermore, Gil has partaken in the Brazilian Carnival in Salvador, Bahia for more than a decade.

Timothy Hill is a singer, guitarist, pianist and composer who moves fluidly between a wide variety of genres from folk americana to contemporary classical to jazz improvisation. He appears on over 40 recordings across the spectrum.

Steve Gorn, whose bamboo flute is said to ‘re-align the cells,’ brings his Indian music sound to the Bossa Nova world of Jobim. Gorn is featured on Grammy winning recording with Paul Winter, the Academy Award winning Documentary film, “Born into Brothels,” as well as recordings with Paul Simon, Jack DeJohnette, Glen Velez and numerous Indian and western musicians.

Gabriel Dresdale is a Musician, Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer-Songwriter, Composer and Music Educator. Gabriel’s main instrument is Cello, which he began playing at the age of 5. He plays a variety of styles including classical, jazz, world, free improvisation, folk and rock.