[Tango-A] SA: 2009 CMS Argentine Tango Institute

[Don Klein]

2009 CMS Argentine Tango Institute
July 20-31, 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Please note the deadline for registration is Friday, May 29, 2009.

The CMS Tango Institute will intersect tango scholarly studies with
practical musical and cultural experiences, and provide participants
with an authentic and holistic tango experience in the city of the art
form s birth, Buenos Aires. The instrumental music portion of the
Institute is under the direction of Sonia Possetti (pianist, composer,
arranger) and Damian Bolot¡n (violinist, composer, and arranger), who
were recently featured during the 10th Tango Festival in Buenos Aires on
August 23, 2008 with their own major concert performance. The academic
studies portion of the Institute will be conducted by Institute
Director, Kristin Wendland.

The intensive 2-week program of study of tango music will integrate
tango history, theory, practice, and culture, appealing to scholars and
musicians who are interested in interdisciplinary studies, world music,
and popular urban forms. It is designed for trained and experienced
musicians who want to go to the source of the tango genre and have an
authentic experience. The Institute will be limited to 12 participants
(2 pianists, 2 bandoneonists, 4 violinists, 1 violist, 1 cellist, and 2
bassists) grouped into three ensembles: two piano quartets (violin,
bass, bandoneon, and piano), and one standard string quartet.

The practical, scholarly, and cultural aspects of the Institute also
seek to promote on-going connections between North and South American
musicians who study, write, and play tango music. We seek to encourage a
professional and cultural exchange of musical knowledge and skills as
well as friendship and camaraderie between musicians.

For more information, including the schedule and registration
information, please visit <www.music.org/Argentina.html>.