Tonight’s Tangophilia Tradicional at Triangle Dance Studio will be DJ’d by Katia Singletary, recently returned from Buenos Aires, with snacks catered by John Singletary. As always, feel free to join the intro lesson at 8 if you’d like to review or warm up, and the dancing goes from 9pm-2am.
Tomorrow night, Sunday, Oct 11, please come to the 30th Anniversary Concert of the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra. Jason Laughlin and Cecilia Pagani will be performing two works by Piazzolla along with soprano Teresa Fernandez, and the Free Spirits Ensemble. Details, including pricing, are below.
This coming week will close out the current class series. All new classes start next week with Foundations 1 on Tuesday at Helios Annex and Foundations 2 on Wednesdays at TDS. The Wednesday Intermediate Series will focus on “Valses by Canaro” and the Tuesday Series is TBD.
Don’t forget that Brigitta Winkler will be joining us Dec 12-13, and if you are interested in exploring the interaction of tango and meditation, Tomas Howlin is hosting a special workshop at a meditation center in northern Vermont Dec 4-6. Tomas explains, “This event is directed to people who are interested in discovering the marrow of tango, in its naked form, without the steps.” See travel opportunities, below.
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Sunday, October 11: Tangophilia with the Free Spirits Ensemble and
Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
The Free Spirits Ensemble will join the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra in its 30thAnniversary Concert. The program will include an encore performance of “where colors play and hoodoos dance” by Lanette Lind, “Milonga in Ay Menor” and “A Don Nicanor Paredes” by Astor Piazzolla with Teresa Fernandez, soprano, and guest tango dancers Jason Laughlin and Cecilia Pagani. Irene Burke, flute; Jim Williams, clarinet; Yang Xi, viola; Jane Salemson, cello; Dan Zehr, double bass; and, Lanette Lind, piano.
The rest of the evening will include performances by the full Raleigh Symphony Orchestra as well as the 18-piece big band style Raleigh Jazz Orchestra. Selections include Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” and Edward Grieg’s “Peer Gynt Suite”, among others.
Sunday, October 11, 7pm
Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
Tickets may be purchased at the venue. For ticket information call the RSO box office at (919)546-975. ($10 – $20, children under 12 are free)
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Tuesday, October 13: Eduardo Tami Trio at Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, NC
Tuesday, October 13, the Eduardo Tami Trio will be performing live tango in a concert at the Southern Bank Auditorium, Mount Olive College, 7:30-9:00pm. The trio consists of piano, guitar, and flute (played by Eduardo Tami). I toured and danced with the trio in the fall of 2006, and every concert they gave was a joy to hear.
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December 12-13: Weekend with Brigitta Winkler, Durham, NC
Brigitta Winkler will return to the Triangle Dec 12-13, 2009 for a weekend of play and exploration!
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