| Performer: |
QuinTango -- 2 violins, cello, double bass, piano |
| Genre: |
Concert Tango Music (with narrative commentary) |
| Programs: |
 Concerts
Educational
programs
Pops
Concert with Symphony Orchestra
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| Requirement: |
Tuned grand piano, 2 speaking microphones. |
| Concerts: |
The White House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (U.MD), Kravis Center (W.
Palm Beach), Embassy of Argentina, Organization of American States,
U.S. Department of State, The Smithsonian Institution, The National
Building Museum, The Corcoran Gallery (Armand Hammer Auditorium),
Strathmore Hall Mansion, Avalon and Barter Theaters, |
| Festivals and Residencies |
9th and 12th International Festivals of
Costa Rica, Piccolo Spoleto Festival - 4 seasons (Charleston, S.C.),
Virginia Highlands Festival - 2 seasons, John F. Kennedy Center Open
House Arts Festival; Festival of Arts in Southwest Virginia; Pro-Art
Residency, Southwest Virginia. |
| Affiliations: |
MidAtlantic
Arts Touring Artist
Virginia
Commission for the Arts Touring Artist
Concerts
in Schools Artist, Washington Performing Arts Society
Embassy
Adoption Program Artist, Washington Performing Arts Society
Arts
for Every Student In-School Artist (Washington, D.C.)
Chamber
Music America Residency Partnership Grant Recipient, 2003-4
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| Performance collaborations: |
Actors/dancers
Robert Duvall and Pablo Veron (star of The Tango Lesson and Tango
Argentino)
grammy-nominated
bandoneonist Raul Jaurena (NY Tango Trio), bandoneonists Hector
Del Curto (music director of Forever Tango) and Tito Castro, guitarist
Pancho Navarro
The
National Building Museum - Tango Festival 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
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| Solo performances with symphony: |
Charleston
Symphony September 2001
Ars
Flores Orchestra, January 2003
Augusta
(GA) Symphony, February 2003
Wichita
Symphony, January-February 2004
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| Press quotes: |
"The night was cold, windy and wet, but the music was definitely
hot." Richmond Times Dispatch
"Refined and elegant . . . exceptional mastery . . . impressive
sonority . . . sensuality and tenderness . . . brilliant . . . admirable
precision." La Nación, San Jose, Costa Rica
"For haunting melody, rhythm that makes every part of your
anatomy move, and a feeling of warmth and enthusiasm, QuinTango
is downright wonderful. Talk about a great evening!" Robert
Jones, Spoleto Critic for Charleston Post and Courier
"Dramatic power, sublime lyricism . . . rousing . . . brooding
. . . plenty of passion . . . a certain playfulness and vitality
. . . deeply soulful tone."
The Washington Post
"One of the world's best tango orchestras"
The Hagerstown Exponent
"One of Washington's finest instrumental ensembles."
The Washington Post
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| Discography: |
QuinTango, (November 1998); Secret Places (May
2000); To Buenos Aires with Love (2003). Available
at www.quintango.com,
amazon.com, and cdnow.com
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| Fees |
$1000 - $15000
Please contact us about specific concert fees
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| Contact |
Joan Singer
(703) 548-6811
e-mail:
email
URL: www.quintango.com
July 2003
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QuinTango Fact Sheet
Recent Performance History
Meet QuinTango
QuinTango - Group Bio
Press Photo
Samples from the CD
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