Tango News

Qantas Presents Latin Fiesta, with music by Piazzolla, Marquez, Turina and Ginastera Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, with special guests Per Arne Glorvigen , Aaron Gilmore and Nerida Cortese Auckland Town Hall Thursday March 15 Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra grabs its Lonely Planet guide, clenches a rose between its teeth and heads to Auckland ... (more)

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra grabs its Lonely Planet guide, clenches a rose between its teeth and heads to Auckland Town Hall for Qantas Presents Latin Fiesta, a celebration of sizzling music from Spain and South America.

From the moment we see a pile of human forms behind the scrim, slowly re-animating, as if awaking from a long slumber, a night of debauchery or death, the memory of another tango rises.

Saxophones and trumpets are familiar stars of modern jazz, but a few brave souls have utilized unlikely instruments such as accordion , bagpipes , and bandoneon , as well as the ethereal harp of Dorothy Ashby.

This year, a local will be starring in a Super Bowl commercial. He is furry, spotted, four-legged and fast.

The classic tango operita by legendary musician A stor Piazzolla and poet Horacio Ferrer , however, has been re-imagined to coincide with that historical period as it opened Long Beach Opera's 2012 season last weekend to critical praise.

The Pender Harbour Music Society presents Linda Lee Thomas and Jonathan Goldman in their next concert series event on Sunday, Feb.

Celebrate Black History Month at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit.

MARA DE BUENOS AIRES, an opera of stunning originality, pulses to the passion and beat of Astor Piazzolla's revolutionary "nuevo tango" and Horacio Ferrers mesmerizing, imaginative libretto.

A Argentine Tango with Debbie & John Knights of Columbus Building, 167 Tunstead Ave., San Anselmo 482-7588; www.AlmaDelTango.com What do they offer? "We decided to create a community in San Anselmo," said teacher Debbie Goodwin, who, with husband John Campbell, offers group and private instruction in Argentine Tango.

A fool, a fool! I met a fool i' the forest, A motley fool; a miserable world! As I do live by food, I met a fool Who laid him down and bask'd him in the sun, And rail'd on Lady Fortune in good terms, In good set terms and yet a motley fool.

While traditional tango can trace its origins to the working class dance halls of 1930s Buenos Aires, the Tango Nuevo performance the North Carolina Symphony gave Thursday night at Memorial Hall made it clear that this quintessential genre also can be suitable for a concert hall.

With the tango’s continued popularity as social dance and TV entertainment, it’s logical that the N. C. Symphony would organize an evening of tango and Argentinian music.

Bandoneón player Coco Trivisonno and dancers Daniel Arredondo and Karen Jaffe join conductor Grant Llewellyn in works by Golijov, Piazzolla, Ginastera and Kats-Chernin. 8 p.m. $33-63. 733-2750; ncsymphony.org . According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Jan.

Grammy-nominated Eroica Trio returns to Jorgensen after its performance in November of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra to play a special solo Valentine's Day program laced with the romantic works of Lalo, Kreisler, Gershwin and Bernstein on Feb.

Tickets are $37 a pop to see 28-year-old Joshua Roman play his cello at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music next Sunday - and you can be assured of splendid delivery of a tantalizing program: sonatas by Debussy and Brahms, a tango arrangement by Piazzolla, and a thoroughly modern selection from Americana , by Roman's friend and peer, Dan ... (more)

Just ask Colombian dancer Carlos Paredes , who stars with Carolina Jaurena on "Tango 5 Senses," a new musical opening at the Thalia Theatre in Queens on Friday.

For over 15 years, Tango No. 9 has been exploring the breadth and depth of Tango, from the classic sounds of the early dance standards through Astor Piazzolla's revolutionary Tango Nuevo all the way up to Tango-inspired Chamber works that were composed especially for the group.

The combination of accordion and double bass might seem to offer a limited musical palette, but this Finnish duo use it to beguiling effect.

When Yo-Yo Ma comes to town, it’s not just a concert — it’s an event.Palpable excitement permeated the Kauffman Center Friday night as the world renowned cellist appeared at Helzberg Hall with the Kansas City Symphony under the baton of his longtime friend and colleague Michael Stern.You’d just about have to be a visitor ... (more)