About
Steyer Brothers is a musical duo for hire in Sydney, NSW.
Two guitars, a classical and a seven-string, playing Brazilian repertoire most Australian audiences have never heard and immediately want more of. The Steyer Brothers work through choro and bossa nova, Pixinguinha and Villa-Lobos, Baden Powell, Garoto and Gilberto Gil, with jazz standards sitting alongside. It is intimate music, complex enough to hold attention and beautiful enough that people stop talking to listen, which makes it a strong choice for cocktail hour or pre-dinner drinks at a Sydney corporate function or private event. They can bring their own equipment or plug into yours. Both carry public liability insurance and a Working With Children check.
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The show
Classical guitar and seven-string guitar together, played close and quiet, which makes it a natural fit for cocktail hour or the drinks before dinner at a corporate or private event. The repertoire is unusual for Australian ears and that works in its favour. It is intricate music, and it is beautiful, and between those two things it tends to catch the attention of people who came intending to talk through the background music.
On the day
On the technical side they need two mixer channels, one of which must carry phantom power. The classical guitar runs a DPA mic, so it wants a mic lead. The seven-string has its own DI and needs a lead as well. Add one foldback wedge for monitoring, access to a power point, and two chairs to sit on. If your venue is not set up for any of that, they can bring their own equipment instead. It depends on the event and how the space is arranged, so mention it when you get in touch.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Working with Children Check
Song list
52 songs
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Arabiando (Esmeraldino Salles)
Carinhoso (Pixinguinha & João de Barros)
Carioquinha (Waldir Azevedo)
Choro da saudade (Agustin Barrios)
Choro negro (Paulinho da Viola)
Choro no 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Choro pro Zé (Guinga)
Deixa (Baden Powell)
Descendo a serra (Pixinguinha, Benedito Lacerda)
Do meu gosto (Hamilton Costa)
Drão (Gilberto Gil)
E o Bento levou (Toninho Ferragutti)
Escovado (Ernesto Nazareth)
Graúna (João Pernambuco)
Haroldo no choro (Abel Ferreira)
Jorge do fusa (Garoto)
Magoado (Dilermando Reis)
Nosso choro (Garoto)
O vôo da mosca (Jacob do Bandolim)
Perigoso (Orlando Silveira, Esmeraldino Salles)
Se ela perguntar (Dilermando Reis)
Segura ele (Pixinguinha, Benedito Lacerda)
Sons de carrilhões (João Pernambuco)
