Recordings
Waterway – Blue Griffin Recording (2008)
Carmen Maret, flute, alto flute, piccolo – Andrew Bergeron, guitar
Folias’ third CD features all original music for flute and guitar by Carmen Maret and Andrew Bergeron that was inspired by their experiences in and around Lake Superior. The first half of the CD showcases Folia’s Lake Superior Suite, a work written by Folias for their June 2006 International Lake Superior Tour, which was also a fundraiser for the Great Lakes Division of the Nature Conservancy. The second half of the CD features collaborative works written by Folias during their 2007 Summer Artists-In-Residence stay on Isle Royale National Park. The CD was recorded on September 21 and 22, 2007 in Lansing, in the Blue Griffin Recording Ballroom.
Carmen Maret and Andrew Bergeron… here showcase their talents and interests… they are facile players… They draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes; at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity… mysterious… charming… evocative..”
Fanfare Magazine Jan/Feb 2009
Marufo Vega – Blue Griffin Recording (2006)
Carmen Maret, flute & Andrew Bergeron, guitar
With Special Guests:
Amol Khanapurkar, tablas
Paul Nolen, alto and soprano saxophones
Sergei Kvitko, pipe organ, producer, engineer
Folias’ desert inspired composition, Despoblado Suite, showcases their intimate rapport, crossing boundaries between jazz improvisation and classical composition, combining moments of meditation with musical humor. Joining Folias on their Argentine tango arrangements are Amol Khanapurkar on tablas, Paul Nolen on saxophone, and Blue Griffin producer, Sergei Kvitko, on pipe organ.
“The Grand Rapids based duo, flutist Carmen Maret and her guitarist partner Andrew Bergeron are excellent. Of special mention is track 12, an etude for guitar that will send tingles down your spine.”
Flute Talk Magazine, December 2006
Folias: Tangos Metamophoses – Blue Griffin Recording (2004)
Carmen Maret, flute & Andrew Bergeron, guitar
Folias’ debut CD, Tangos Metamorphoses, was released January of 2004 on the Bluegriffin label based in Lansing, Michigan. Recorded by Sergei Kvitko.
This collection of music features Astor Piazzola’s History of Tango, a piece for flute and guitar that remains a standard in the classical world; Andrew Bergeron’s piece, Three Metamophoses, an improvisational work originally for voice and guitar that is here arranged for flute and guitar; folias’ arrangements of standard Argentine tango; and, a beautiful version for guitar and alto flute of the famous waltz Alfonsina y el Mar.
“Here is something most folks don’t get enough of, Argentine tango music especially pieces performed beautifully by East Lansing’s Carmen Maret (flute) and Andrew Bergeron (guitar) who have brought this entertaining/soothing genre as of late to West Michigan’s Mezze Café.”
John Sinkevics, Local Spins CD Reviews, Grand Rapids Press, 2005