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Tango Music Project Gigs for November and December

The 2012 Woollahra Festival, Queen St Woollahra Saturday November 17th at 3pm on the main stage (Maggie Ferguson – bandoneon with Fuego Blanco) Sydney Conservatorium of Music ‘Sounds Sensational’ Friday November 23rd at 6pm. (Maggie Ferguson – bandoneon with Fuego Blanco) http://sydney.edu.au/music/ TangoOz perform in the Verbrugghen Hall Sat December 1st at 3pm (Maggie Ferguson- bandoneon with TangoOz) – call 9251 2422 or visit […]

CON TANGO – TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE THE ART OF TANGO MUSIC 2004-2008

Tango music has long been a favourite of students at music institutions in Australia. I was no exception (Maggie’s story) https://www.maggiefergusontango.com.au/about/ The challenge is how to play and teach tango music effectively. It is the popular music of the portenos of Buenos Aires with a history rich in poetry and joy but also in poverty, suffering […]

AUSTRALIAN TANGO BANDS – FUEGO BLANCO

Fuego Blanco is an emerging tango band from Sydney. Members Kate Agostino, Isabella Brown, Annie Gard and Annie Zhang range in ages from 19 to 22 and have completed or are finishing degrees from Sydney Conservatorium of Music and The University of NSW The group has been together for six years and began to play tango […]

AUSTRALIAN TANGO BANDS-Colectivo29

In the spirit of sharing the art of tango performance among colleagues, here is the first in a series profiling other ensembles which are part of the tango music scene in Australia. Colectivo29 – A contemporary, adventurous tango quintet based in Melbourne, Australia. Andrew James – piano, Rachael Kim – violin, Mischa Herman – accordion, Penelope Witt – cello, […]

AUDITIONS FOR TANGO OZ 2013

Late applications for TangoOz 2013 close on Monday October 1st 2012 Being part of TangoOz (Sydney Youth Orchestra) opens up the world of Argentine tango for young musicians. It is a unique opportunity for gifted students to learn about tango culture and to study and perform from […]

Tango Oz & Sydney Con Tango at The Music Cafe

TangoOz performed recently at the 2012 Rocks Aroma Festival. Great weather attracted thousands to hear the young tango orchestra perform classic tangos from the golden age to Tango Nuevo Upcoming events for SYO TangoOz include Tango in the Music Cafe – University of Sydney Open Day, on Saturday August 25th at 3.00pm in conjunction with Sydney Conservatorium High School and Fuego […]

JUAN D’ARIENZO – King of the Beat (El Rey del Compas)

Juan D’Arienzo, (December 14, 1900 – January 14, 1976) was known as “El Rey del Compas” or “King of the Beat”. Violinist and conductor, from 1934 he was responsible for moving the tango back to the dance halls after the […]

TANGO AND THE COMPADRITO

City Ports have historically been fertile breeding grounds for popular music and culture. Imagine the docks and outskirts of Buenos Aires at the beginning of the 20th century. The arrabales or poor suburbs were a cultural cauldron where millions of immigrants […]

Tango Oz on tour at The 2011 Evergades Retro Festival in The Blue Mountains, NSW

TangoOz on tour to The Everglades in The Blue Mountains

VIOLIN PERCUSSION IN TANGO

Fernando Suarez Paz demonstrates tango percussion techniques on the violin The violin is the principal melody instrument in tango. Its expressive voice is limited only by the technique, imagination and emotional availability of its player. The violin also contributes much of the conversational percussion in tango. This is because traditionally a typical tango orchestra […]