ARCOMUSICAL: Gregory Beyer, "Berimbau Duo no. 5" (2013)

Conceived in the Spring of 2013 but not truly composed until later that summer, my Berimbau Duo no. 5 is dedicated to my student, Alexis Lamb. It was inspired by a duo improvisation that Alexis and I played together in the Spring of 2013 during the course of our Undergraduate Artistry and Research Apprenticeship Program (UARAP) research project at Northern Illinois University. The UARAP program allows faculty "to engage undergraduates in their artistic and other scholarly activities in one-to-one mentorships." Through Projeto Arcomusical, we have embarked upon the composition of a numeric series of berimbau chamber works, one per semester through the Spring 2015.