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Thursday, November 29, 2018 • 7:00 PM • $20-25
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, expands the boundaries of its Casa Classic series this autumn with a performance by the Redwood Tango Ensemble. The contemporary tango sextet from Oakland, California is a tango group in its lifeblood, but its sound and sensibility bend conventional notions of genre and musical identity, reaching into new music, chamber music, and modern jazz. |
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| L-R: Pianist Alexander Lazarev, bandoneónist and composer Charles Gorczynski, cellist Daniel Fabricant, guitarist Scott O’Day, violinist Kendra Vernon, and violinist Celia Harris.
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“Redwood Tango Ensemble’s music is beautiful and dynamic — there’s no one quite like them on the scene, tango or otherwise. Casa Romantica is proud to share this alternative genre of classical music with music lovers and audiences of all ages in Orange County.”
— Casa Romantica Executive Director Berenika Palys |
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| The sextet, led by composer and bandoneonist Charles Gorczynski, also includes violin, cello, piano, and double bass or guitar. Their fluency in multiple genres has caused music aficionados to draw comparisons with the famed Kronos Quartet, with whom Redwood Tango Ensemble has shared head billing with at music festivals such as Portland’s Chamber Music Northwest and Chicago’s Summerdance and Tango Week. |
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Casa Romantica is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and the historic home of the founder of the City of San Clemente. Casa Romantica provides programs for all ages in arts, music, history, horticulture and literature and is a premier Southern California cultural center.
Amy Behrens
Marketing & Public Relations Director
