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Tango Oz Emerging Artists Development Project June 29 – July 15, 2016
In 2016 SYO’s unique tango chamber ensemble TangoOz will embark on a 10–14 day tango immersion, a trip to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the birth cities of tango as part of SYO’s inaugural Emerging Artists Development Project. SYO is working with Buenos Aires resident Ignacio Varchausky: a double bass player, music producer and founder of […]
Read MoreUpcoming Gig highlights
Maggie Ferguson & Fuego Blanco TangoOz Please support TangoOz Emerging Artists Development Project Hear TangoOz 2015 perform the great classics for dancers at a special tour FUNDRAISER Saturday December 12th, 2015 Uruguayan Sporting and Social Club, 56-62 Whitford Rd, Hinchinbrook Bookings essential on 9826868 – Large and small tables available, Uruguayan asado (barbeque) […]
Read MoreTango at Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival 2015
Late in July in torrential rain, some of Australia and Europe’s most celebrated classical musicians descended on North Stradbroke Island to begin rehearsals for an unusual and highly regarded Queensland music event, the Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival. Artistic Director and founder, violinist Rachel Smith is currently a violinist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Her festival draws […]
Read MoreUpcoming Gigs April – June 2015
Monday June 1st at 5.30pm TangoOz 2015 led by Maggie Ferguson conduct an open rehearsal and informal concert in the Choral Assembly Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1 Macquarie St Sydney. Entry free Sunday June 7th 7.30pm Pearl Beach Festival www.pearlbeach.net.au Media Release Pearl Beach June Long Weekend Classical Music Festival […]
Read MoreTango at Orange Regional Conservatorium – February 2015
Last Saturday, February 28th 2015, I arrived in Orange to conduct a one day tango workshop at Orange Regional Conservatorium in central west NSW. My host, Music Director Donna Riles and her staff welcomed me and had prepared a program of rehearsals and a concert with Conservatorium students and members of the Orange Youth Orchestra (OYO). I […]
Read MoreA history of tango and dance styles from Tango Reo
Tango is a dance that has influences from various forms of European and African culture. The dance originated in lower-class districts of Buenos and later Montevideo. The word “tango” seems to have first been used in connection with the dance in the 1890s. Initially it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, […]
Read MoreGuillermo Rubino and Maggie Ferguson perform in Sydney
I am delighted to announce a special evening playing tango with Guillermo Rubino, my friend and co violinist on Tango Project Loca Bohemia and violinist with international show ‘Milonga‘ at Sydney Opera house next week from June 12th – 15th. Tango Synergy have kindly invited us to play on Wednesday 11th June at their regular […]
Read MoreTango Oz 2014 – An exciting debut
Every year since TangoOz was formed in 2009, I look forward to sharing with incoming students the beauty and art of tango. From the first rehearsal the students begin to bond with each other. They add to their already substantial instrumental technical skills, tango specific conversational tools such as arrastre, sincope and percussion. The collaborative, chamber music […]
Read More5 YEARS OF TANGO – THE CONCERT VIDEOS
ConTangoOz The second half showcased the orchestra TangoOz 2013 which was then joined by twenty three Former TangoOz graduates and Conservatorium High School students to form ConTangoOz for the finale. Featured dancers were Amy Teuchert and Jairo Sanchez Rivera of Tangueros Remember please visit TangoMusicAustralia(5 years of tango) for more uploads of the concert […]
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