Arcomusical

contemporary musical and educational ensemble with a focus on the berimbau. Arcomusical is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to spread the joy of the Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bow. Six pillars support this mission: performance, education, composition, publication, research, and community. Arcomusical has released two albums, MeiaMeia, (2016, Innova Recordings) and Spinning in the Wheel (2019, National Sawdust Tracks). The ensemble has appeared on WNYC, WBEZ, and NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday. Arcomusical received a 2016 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant to create the twenty-minute, four- movement Roda with composer Elliot Cole, which the ensemble has performed dozens of times. In 2019 Arcomusical premiered Roda Grande, an orchestral concerto version of the same work, with the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra. Arcomusical Brasil, a sister ensemble based in Belo Horizonte, released its debut album, Semente (2021, Selo Grão Discos).