Choro Camp New England

04/28/2026

The latest from Fernanda and Fabio...New Yorkers take note!

Regional Samaúma is pleased to announce the second session of the 2026 Guided Roda de Choro in New York City! This course offers a unique immersion into the language of choro, building repertoire and ensemble practice while strengthening the community around this vibrant musical tradition. There will be 8 sessions in total. We have extended the class duration to 1 hour and 30 minutes, allowing more time to play together and deepen the learning experience.

📍 New location:
PEARL STUDIOS NYC – 500 8th Avenue – 12th floor, Room 1202 – New York, NY 10018

🗓 Schedule: Saturdays, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📅 Dates: May 2 – June 27, 2026 (8 weeks)

Our instructors – Fernanda Silveira (cavaquinho), Fabio Oliveira (percussion), and Gabriele Leite (guitar) – will guide participants through:

Essential choro rhythms (polca, lundu, maxixe, choro, choro-sambado, choro-canção, schottisch, and more)
The nuances of Roda de Choro playing
Ensemble roles and interaction
Choro repertoire and history

04/27/2026

Join us!!

04/23/2026

Heads up! The Early Bird registration period for Choro Camp New England ends in just one week, on the last day of this month. As of May 1st, the cost of tuition will go up by $40. We already have 50 registrants, including people in all our Instrumental Groups: guitar, bandolim, winds, cavaquinho, bowed strings, accordion/keyboards, pandeiro and vocals.

If you plan to join us, let us know now! It helps in our planning and it saves you money. Win-win. :)

04/01/2026

Registration is now open for Choro Camp New England 2026! September 29 - October 4, join Água de Moringa (pictured), Mariana Baltar, Anat Cohen, Vitor Goncalves and Skye Soto Steele for a deep dive into choro and related Brazilian musical genres. If you are on our mailing list, check your inbox for more details. And if you are not on our mailing list, but would like to be, jot us a note at chorocamp AT gmail DOT com.
This, friends, is going to be fun. :)

03/03/2026

Old friends!

Domingo tem som com o às 16h, no

Partiu? 🎶🥰🎶

01/28/2026

Heads up, Manhattan!!

10/26/2025

Our latest Choro Shop acquisition, a 2015 Agnaldo Luz cavaquinho. The seller told us it was Agnaldo's first, which would be fun, but we need to verify. We haven't seen it here in the US yet, but the person who evaluated it for us says it sounds great. No surprise there! To be continued...

# cavaquinho

09/05/2025

Attention NYC! Great, rare opportunity for ongoing choro study with real experts!

07/11/2025

Orientation CCNE 2025

07/11/2025

CCNE Orientation, 2025