New
York, NY
The winners have been announced of the New York City International Tango Competition for professional instrumentalists and singers.
The competition finals, which displayed a remarkable range of expression of the tango as an international, living, dynamic art form, were held before a standing room only audience on May 12, 2004, at the auditorium of the Consulate General of Argentina, 12 West 56th Street in Manhattan. The awards were presented by Competition Director Mirian Conti and the Acting Consul General of Argentina Alejandro Bertolo.
The American Airlines-Borello Travel Grand Prize: of round trip tickets to Argentina, complimentary stay at Hotel Presidente, and performances at Café Tortoni and other important Buenos Aires tango venues was awarded to Quartet San Francisco of San Francisco, California for their remarkable performances of their string quartet arrangements of traditional and newer tangos. The group was also awarded a special Chamber Players International Performance Showcase award for Spring 2005 concerts in the New York area. A Special Prize of 4 days free stay, performances and participation in all workshops at the 6th World Tango Congress in Seville, Spain, in March 2005 was awarded to Tango Lorca of Kansas City, Missouri. Other distinguished participants in the competition were singers Mario Barreiro of Colombia, Elisa Brown of New York City, Leonardo Granados of Venezuela and Katie Viqueira of Boston, saxophonist Dr. Willie L. Morris, III of Ohio, "M20" - violinist Machiko Ozawa and pianist Makia Matsumura, both from Japan, flutist Lorena Barile of Argentina, "Duo Hidalgo-Peloquin" - pianist Roberto Hidalgo and Marc Peloquin of Mexico and the United States, solo pianists Dante Medina of Argentina, Sachiko Kato of Japan, Anibal Berraute of Miami, Martin Leopold Diaz of Barcelona, and ensembles The Tango Group of New York City.
The winners have been announced of the New York City International Tango Competition for professional instrumentalists and singers.
The competition finals, which displayed a remarkable range of expression of the tango as an international, living, dynamic art form, were held before a standing room only audience on May 12, 2004, at the auditorium of the Consulate General of Argentina, 12 West 56th Street in Manhattan. The awards were presented by Competition Director Mirian Conti and the Acting Consul General of Argentina Alejandro Bertolo.
The American Airlines-Borello Travel Grand Prize: of round trip tickets to Argentina, complimentary stay at Hotel Presidente, and performances at Café Tortoni and other important Buenos Aires tango venues was awarded to Quartet San Francisco of San Francisco, California for their remarkable performances of their string quartet arrangements of traditional and newer tangos. The group was also awarded a special Chamber Players International Performance Showcase award for Spring 2005 concerts in the New York area. A Special Prize of 4 days free stay, performances and participation in all workshops at the 6th World Tango Congress in Seville, Spain, in March 2005 was awarded to Tango Lorca of Kansas City, Missouri. Other distinguished participants in the competition were singers Mario Barreiro of Colombia, Elisa Brown of New York City, Leonardo Granados of Venezuela and Katie Viqueira of Boston, saxophonist Dr. Willie L. Morris, III of Ohio, "M20" - violinist Machiko Ozawa and pianist Makia Matsumura, both from Japan, flutist Lorena Barile of Argentina, "Duo Hidalgo-Peloquin" - pianist Roberto Hidalgo and Marc Peloquin of Mexico and the United States, solo pianists Dante Medina of Argentina, Sachiko Kato of Japan, Anibal Berraute of Miami, Martin Leopold Diaz of Barcelona, and ensembles The Tango Group of New York City.
