|
 Richard Miller comes
from a multicultural background. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to an
American father and a Brazilian mother and moved frequently in Brazil, United
States and Puerto Rico. He has become well known in the Washington, DC area for
his performances of both classical guitar music and popular Brazilian and
Latin-American music. As a classical guitarist he has appeared in such places
as the Brazilian-American Cultural Institute, Strathmore Hall, the Kennedy
Center, and the Library of Congress, and he has traveled extensively for
recitals in Portland, Oregon and Trujillo, Peru with the Alexandria Guitar
Quartet, a tour of New York State with flutist Rebecca Jeffreys, and a solo
recital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A review of a concert by Richard at the
State Department affirmed “Throughout his recital, he not only displayed
impeccable technique but communicated his love of this beautiful music.”
As a “popular” musician, he has performed and recorded with singers
such as Lilo Gonzalez and Alaor Macedo, and he has been a fixture in nightclubs
in the Washington area for more than six years playing Brazilian and Latin
jazz.
Richard and vocalist Patrick de
Santos perform together often. They weave their many influences and styles,
creating a unique sound. Their success has led to packed nightclubs and
numerous requests for private performances and concerts to benefit causes to
which they are committed such as the National Geographic’s concert to aid
the victims of Hurricane Mitch and the One-Song-One-Cause concert in support of
world hunger and foodfirst.org. Their musical expression exploits the endless
variety of timbre and nuance and transcends the limitations of a duo. Joel
Siegel, writing for the Washington City Paper states: “Together, they
create an orchestral sound that renders additional instrumentation
superfluous,” and “Patrick and Richard strike a remarkable balance
between disciplined technique and emotional abandon.” |
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