I)Thursday, September 5 "Tango Times" Concert by "The Tango Camerata" A musical history of the Argentine tango from African candombe to Astor Piazzola.
"The Tango Camerata": Daniel Diaz (band leader and bandoneon) Pablo Aslan (bass) Maurizio Najt (piano) Jacqui Carrasco (violin) This is Daniel Diaz's second appearance in the Triangle, having performed here in February with Tango Lorca. Pablo Aslan and Maurizio Najt are members of the NY Tango Trio. Jacqui Carrasco performed with the New York Buenos Aires Connection before joining the faculty at Wake Forest and becoming a member of the Triangle Tangueros. Thursday, September 5 8:00 p.m. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, Duke University Tickets: $15 General Public, $12 Students. Tickets sold in advance or at the door on the night of the event, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Call Gulden Ozen at 402-9562. FIRST PART THE EARLY TIMES - 1800-1900 This Tango Time brings the early sounds of the African candombe, the milonga campera with its roots in the milonga Andalusa and the Cuban dances known as Habaneras (1800) and concludes with the tango canyengue of the turn of the century (1900). Dance: Tango canyengue. THE OLD GUARD, THE TYPICAL TANGO - 1900-1950 During this tango time millions emigrated from Europe to Argentina looking for freedom and a better way of life. Their musicians brought feelings that contributed new musical styles to the Argentine Tango. The Argentine Tango leaves its Rio Plata cradle and travels the world around. Dances: Tango viejo, milonga, typical tangos and the happy vals. SECOND PART AVANT GARDE - 1950 - TO THE PRESENT Born in the previous evolutionary tango time, Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Salgan and other Avant-Garde composers help give birth to a new tango. Dances: Modern tango and milonga II) Friday, September 6 Triangle Tangueros Milonga with "The Tango Camerata" Featuring Live Music by "The Tango Camerata": Daniel Diaz (band leader and bandoneon) Pablo Aslan (bass) Maurizio Najt (piano) Jacqui Carrasco (violin) Friday, September 6 Carrboro Century Center 8:15-9:00 pm Tango Lesson for the Complete Beginner (no partner necessary!) 9-11:45 pm 3 hours of dancing to live tango music and a mix of tango, swing, and salsa on the Triangle's best dance floor. Tickets: $18, $12 Students. Tickets sold in advance or at door on the night of the event. Call (919)402-9562 or e-mail [email protected] III) Saturday, September 7 Workshop - Musicality for Dancers Improve your dancing by learning about the structure of tango music from a musician's point of view. Taught by New York Tango Trio's Pablo Aslan. Saturday, September 7 11am-1pm Triangle Dance Studio Tickets: $25, $20 Students. Call Gulden Ozen at 402-9562. PART ONE - Introduction to tango rhythms The Tango Musicality Workshop helps dancers develop an awareness of the musical elements of tango. Unlike other dance music, tango does not rely on drums to communicate its beat. Rather, the beat is inside the orchestra, shared by all the instruments. After this workshop you will never hear tango music the same way. We'll take you inside a tango orchestra and share the secrets of tango musicians and arrangers. Through rhythmic exercises, counting, clapping, and stepping on and off the beat, you'll discover the elusive nature of tango rhythm. TOPICS Introduction to the major rhythmic figures utilized in the Argentine tango: Marcato Sincopa - 3-3-2 - Milonga - Tango syncopations - Off the beat figures - Subdivisions derived from the milonga rhythm. PART TWO - Introduction to phrasing Tangos are like poems: in 3 minutes they tell a whole story dealing with deep emotions but like any work of art, a structure lies beneath the _expression. This workshop looks at the structure of tangos, from the basic 4 measure unit, to longer phrases and sections. This key concept is the link between music and most dance steps. You will gain insight into the style of the major tango orchestras. TOPICS 4, 8 and 16 bar phrases - Form and structure: sections, arrangements - Style variations Comparison of the same song as arranged by various orchestras. - Dancing exercises incorporating longer structures. PABLO ASLAN Argentine-born bassist and composer Pablo Aslan resides in the US since 1980. Director of Avantango, he is also a founder and co-director of New York Buenos Aires Connection and New York Tango Trio with bandoneonist Raul Jaurena. With these groups he has recorded several CDs and toured throughout the Americas, Europe and Russia. He participated in the 2nd and 3rd Tango Summits in Spain and Uruguay and recently toured the US and Japan with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Astor Piazzolla Quintet, appearing also on PBS and ABC. He is a member of BMG artist Pablo Ziegler's Quintet for New Tango, with whom he recorded and toured extensively in the US, Europe and Japan. He appeared at Carnegie Hall and on PBS with "Tango Magic" and directed the New York Tango Quartet in the 2000 JVC Jazz Festival also at Carnegie Hall. Aslan performed and recorded in 1999-2000 with clarinetist David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness in the US and Europe. Pablo has worked with artists as varied as film composer Lalo Shiffrin, Grammy-wi nner singer Shakira, Grammy winner and Academy Award nominee Jorge Calandrelli, Grammy nominated Argentine pianist Adrian Iaies, Grammy Winner Argentine composer Carlos Franzetti, Osvaldo Golijov, Klezmer radical Frank London, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. In addition to writing and arranging for his own groups, Aslan wrote music for the New York-based Tango Mujer and was arranger and musical director of Jenny Levison's "Shtil, Mayn Corazon a Yiddish Tango. Hope to see you joining the Triangle Tangueros for this unique experience, this fabulous combination of great tango musicians! Gulden Ozen Events Committee Chair Triangle Tangueros www.triangletangueros.org __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
