A young Frederic Hand found himself taken with a new sound coming out of Brazil, the Bossa Nova. This new wave, which he calls a fusion of jazz and Samba, moved Hand to create Samba, a piece he

A beautifully evocative and sizzling work based on Bossa Nova and Tango rhythms. While at first sounding as two distinct movements, the characteristic dances gradually intertwine to create a uniquely