KMFA Names Clarice Assad as 2023 Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence

“I am honored to be selected as the Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence,” said composer Assad. “There is an exciting wave of inclusivity in today’s music…

Breaking Barriers & More

Dear Friends, Perhaps one of the most relevant events of this year took time in the summer at the Ravinia Music Festival.  Many women…

The Evolution of AI

SANDBOX RESIDENCY with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. My Project:  The Evolution of AI I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with the…

Fall Highlights | 2023

Fall Highlights:  I am so pleased to announce several beautiful projects I have been involved in lately.  My fully orchestrated and staged opera “Isolda/Tristão”…

Composer in Residence | Allentown Symphony Orchestra

I am so happy to share that I will be the composer-in-residence for the Allentown Symphony Orchestra for the next two years and that…

PLAY ! World Premiere with TCP and the Santa Rosa Symphony

So exciting to share:   ‘Play’ is the message and style of Santa Rosa Symphony world premiere Squeaky-pig toys, drums and whistles are all…

Watch the World Premiere of TAPESTRY!

ABOUT TAPESTRY:  For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello | Commissioned by the Mainly Mozart Festival (2023) This piece began with an invitation—calling upon…

Our VOXtopia Festival in Brazil was a huge success!

I am so happy to have premiered the first edition of the VOXtopia festival — featuring Barbatuques, the Indian singer Varijashree Venugopal, Washington DC…

World Premiere: The Evolution of AI – Clarice Assad & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

The contemporary musical piece “The Evolution of AI” explores the relationship between human artistry and artificial intelligence. The four-movement work follows the journey of…

From AI to Love Songs

FROM AI TO LOVE SONGS My Upcoming Concert Premieres & Performances Dear Friends, Last month, I debuted my newest commissioned piece, “The Birth of…

SUMMER NEWS

Dear Friends, I hope everyone is doing super well! What an exciting season, the entire world premieres! FLOW, my piano suite for orchestra featuring…

FRANKENSTEIN

We are working hard on piecing together the Frankenstein piece ! I am so excited about it, lots of wonderful composers participated this time…

NEW RELEASES!

Dear Friends, I am so happy to announce the latest releases of 2024! Here is a list and the Takacs, Assad, Labro won 1st…

WINTER 2024

Hello, everyone! I am pleased to inform you about a series of performances, beginning with “É Gol” with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra on Saturday,…

Happy New Year !

Dear Friends, As 2025 begins in full swing, I take this opportunity to say hi and wish you a beautiful, fruitful and very special…

The Evolution of AI: When Art Mirrors Reality

In January 2024, I premiered a musical experiment with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. “The Evolution of AI” featured me as a hybrid being—part…

WETA & Performance Today

Dear friends, I’m so happy to share some exciting broadcasts this week with you. I hope everyone is well! On March 24th, Performance Today…

Summer News

An Exciting Summer of Music and Collaboration Hello friends ! This summer brings a constellation of thrilling musical adventures showcasing collaboration, innovation, and artistic…

PIRACEMA | GRUPO CORPO DEBUT

Clarice Assad made history as the first woman commissioned to create an original score for Grupo Corpo. Her composition for “Piracema” premiered in 2025…

CLARICE ASSAD QUARTET DK TOUR DATES 

CLARICE ASSAD QUARTET DK TOUR DATES  19/9 Flensborghus Flensburg 20:00 20/9 21/9 22/9 23/9 24/9 25/9 Paolo’s Jazz Club Jazzselskabet Aarhus Askov Højskole Sankt…

Composer Clarice Assad Among Eight Artists Honored with 2025 Meier Achievement Awards

Meier Achievement Awards for 2025 Give Thanks for Work of Eight Chicago Artists Clarice Assad, Vanessa Filley, Tammy McCann, Maryse Meijer, Sherwin Ovid, Caesar…

SPHINX VIRTUOSI NATIONAL TOUR | “VISIONS OF PEACE”

SPHINX VIRTUOSI NATIONAL TOUR | “VISIONS OF PEACE” Over the next six months, I’m thrilled to have my music featured on the Sphinx Virtuosi’s…

A MARATHON OF MY MUSIC IN BROOKLYN !

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I’m the Composer in Residence for Concerts on the Slope‘s 2025-26 season in Park Slope, Brooklyn! Over…

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Dear Friends, It is hard to believe that 2025 came to and end. What a year that was, in so many ways. Happy new…

American Academy of Arts & Letters 2026

So happy to have been awarded this amazing award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters ! “The Andrew Imbrie Award in Music…

NEXUS (NY Classical Review)

Takács players dissect and reassemble the string quartet with new Assad piece By David Wright · New York Classical Review, 5 March 2026 ·…

‘Let’s Clarice it up!’: The Takács on Assad’s new commission (The Strad)

‘Let’s Clarice it up!’: The Takács on Assad’s new commission (The Strad) Violinist Harumi Rhodes on the Takács Quartet’s touring commission, NEXUS, which receives…

CLARICE ASSAD AND KEITA OGAWA AT JOE’S PUB | AUG 4th at 7PM

CLARICE ASSAD & KEITA OGAWA Tue, Aug 4th | 7:00 PM Experience an electrifying evening of genre-defying music with Grammy-nominated Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and…

KONTROL premiere at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC  AUGUST 8th, at the CIVIC AUDITORIUM 7pm SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA | Cristi Maçelaru, conductor – Phillippe Quint, violin READ…

IT’S LIVE ! Check out the KONTROL APP

Even though it only works with chipped musicians, here you can get a taste of what it can do 🙂 Take me there !

NEW: Follow The Score

Dear Friends, I am very excited to share with you two of my existing works, now on YouTube and on my website, in ways…

SUMMERLAND — World Premiere, Sept 18

SUMMERLAND — World Premiere, Sept 18 The Vermont Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026–27 season with Summerland, a new chamber work for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and…

At Cabrillo, Contemporary Composers Have Something to say

Santa Cruz Sentinel  Clarice Assad’s tech-themed ‘Kontrol’ to premiere at Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music  San Francisco Classical Voice: https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/cabrillo-contemporary-composers-have-something-say

SUMMERLAND (World Premiere)

Flynn Center · Burlington, VT

Vermont Symphony Orchestra opens its season with the world premiere of SUMMERLAND, based on the historic Weybridge, VT couple Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake.…

speGTRa Aachen Guitar Festival

Aachen Guitar Festival · Aachen, Germany

Clarice Assad in Aachen, Germany for the speGTRa Aachen Guitar Festival. Oct 3, 8 PM, Theater Aachen: duo with clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi, preceded by…

Clarice & Sérgio Assad — UCSB Arts & Lectures

Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA

Clarice Assad and Sérgio Assad perform together at UCSB Arts and Lectures.

Allentown Residency — Chamber Music Concert & Education

Miller Symphony Hall · Allentown, PA

Clarice Assad returns to the Allentown Symphony Orchestra for a residency week of chamber music and educational programming. New Chamber Music Fall Concert: Tuesday…

Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI

Orchestra Hall · Detroit, MI

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs FRANKENSTEIN (2025) Suite for Orchestra and Frankenstein! Mvt. III. It's Alive, as part of the orchestra's Young Person's Concert…

Brazilian Fanfare — Canton Symphony Orchestra

Umstattd Hall, Zimmermann Symphony Center · Canton, OH

The Canton Symphony Orchestra opens MasterWorks IV with Clarice Assad’s Brazilian Fanfare. Austin Chanu, guest conductor; Juliette Kang, violin. Also on the program: Prokofiev’s…

Suite For Lower Strings — Fairview High School Orchestra

Fairview High School Auditorium · Boulder, CO

Clarice Assad's Suite For Lower Strings (2009) performed by the Fairview High School Orchestra — movements 1 and 4.Directed by Lee Anderson. A school…

Pro Musica Columbus — PLAY!

Southern Theatre · Columbus, OH

Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, David Danzmayr conducting: PLAY! and Suite for Lower Strings, with Schubert’s Third Symphony. Saturday…

NEC Philharmonia performs Boitatá

Jordan Hall (New England Conservatory) · Boston, MA

The New England Conservatory Philharmonia performs Boitatá: Overture for Orchestra (2023) at Jordan Hall, Boston.Boitatá takes its name from the Tupi-Guarani legend of the…

WORLD PREMIERE — Nois Saxophone Quartet (Nova Linea Musica)

Guarneri Hall · Chicago, IL

Nois Quartet: In Dialogue. World premiere of Clarice Assad’s new work for saxophone quartet, commissioned by Nova Linea Musica, with the composer performing alongside…

WORLD PREMIERE — Beauty Has No Borders (New Century Chamber Orchestra)

First Church Berkeley, Weill Hall and Herbst Theatre · San Francisco Bay Area, CA

New Century Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Hope directing, with pianist Lara Downes, gives the world premiere of Beauty Has No Borders. Jan 28: First Church,…

CBDNA — FLOW (University of Maryland)

University of Maryland – Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center · College Park, MD

CBDNA National Conference (Feb 24–27, 2027), hosted by the University of Maryland: performance of Clarice Assad’s FLOW at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.