Sérgio Assad: Guitar Talks with Benjamin Verdery

Sérgio Assad talks with Benjamin Verdery in a pre-concert interview. Recorded May 9, 2015 at 92nd Street Y. 92Y celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Assad Brothers’ career as a duo. According to Benjamin Verdery, “the Assads singlehandedly went on to establish the concept of a guitar duo as a viable concert attraction.” The concert featured the Assads with special guests violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera. Before the concert, Sérgio Assad—a renowned composer as well as