Celso Machado

Celso Machado, virtuoso Brazilian guitarist, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, will appear in a special concert as part of PCC Rock Creek’s 40th Anniversary celebrations. This concert is co-sponsored by the Portland Community College Internationalization Steering Committee. The concert begins at 7 pm. A donation of $10 for this concert is appreciated.

Machado transports his audiences through the richness and diversity of Brazilian music and beyond. For 40 years Machado has performed on concert stages throughout Brazil, Western Europe, Scandinavia, Canada and the United States. Considered one of the most versatile and exciting musician/composers of Brazilian music today, his gift for making music out of anything and everything around us is his mission in life. While Machado’s music is rooted in Brazilian rhythmic and melodic styles, it also reflects his incurable fascination with other world music traditions. For more information, go to http://www.celsomachado.com/.

The Portland Community College Rock Creek music program presents an exciting series of short concerts/lectures in April and May in the Forum, Building 3, Room 114, at the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Road, Hillsboro.

The concerts are presented in conjunction with the Music Appreciation class and are free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed. Parking is free in the event center lot behind Building 9. The series is sponsored by a grant from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County and the Oregon Cultural Trust. The series continues through 2017.

For more information about the concerts, please contact Jason Palmer at jason.palmer@pcc.edu, 971-722-7869, or view the music program’s website page http://www.pcc.edu/programs/music/rock-creek/ and Facebook page at facebook.com/pccrcmp.