Please join us in 5 evening events with the fabulous Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet from Buenos Aires, Argentina!
A rare treat to experience a high level of quality tango music in the Bay Area!
1) MILONGA TANGO SABOR WITH LIVE MUSIC BY ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET
Tuesday September 22, 2015
9pm-1am
$18
El Valenciano
1153 Valencia Str. SF, CA 94110
Provided by www.tangosabor.com
2)MILONGA MALEVEJA WITH LIVE MUSIC BY ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET
Thursday September 24, 2015
9pm-1am
8-9pm Class w/George Garcia & Christy Cote
9pm-1am Milonga
$10 Class
$25 Milonga
Verdi Club
2424 Mariposa Str. (Potrero) SF, CA 94110
Provided by www.tangozarry.com
3)THE ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA IN A SPECIAL CONCERT AND CONVERSATION ON THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINE TANGO MUSIC!
Friday September 25, 2015
8pm
$20-$15 seniors & students w/ID
SF Community Music Center – Concert Hall
544 Capp Street (b/w 20th& 21st Str.)
SF, CA 94110 www.sfcmc.org
Presented by SFCMC faculty member Sonja Riket www.tangorevolution.blogspot.com - www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com -
www.heartofembodiment.net
Don’t miss this phenomenal group of professional Tango musicians from Buenos Aires, Argentina!
A rare treat to experience a high level of quality Tango music in the Bay Area!
The concert will focus on the different periods and styles of the Argentine Tango from its origins in Buenos Aires in 1882 to the Golden Age of Tango in the 1930-50’s and finally the revolutionary age of Tango by Astor Piazzolla in the 1960’s.
Alejandro Ziegler’s own compositions will round off the fascinating historical tour of this exciting, passionate and romantic style of music.
Every piece of music is presented and explained, so the audience can understand the social context in which Tango developed.
4) THE ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA IN A SPECIAL CONCERT AND CONVERSATION ON THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINE TANGO MUSIC!
Saturday September 26, 2015
6:30pm: Reception Wine and Empanadas
7-8:30pm: Concert and Conversation
$25 General admission-$35 Premium admission (first 2 rows)
This intimate performance will sell out quickly, so reserve now. Only 60 tickets available!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2278665
Alma del Tango Studio
167 Tunstead Avenue
San Anselmo, CA
Presented by SFCMC faculty member Sonja Riket www.tangorevolution.blogspot.com - www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Don’t miss this phenomenal group of professional Tango musicians from Buenos Aires, Argentina!
A rare treat to experience a high level of quality Tango music in the Bay Area!
The concert will focus on the different periods and styles of the Argentine Tango from its origins in Buenos Aires in 1882 to the Golden Age of Tango in the 1930-50’s and finally the revolutionary age of Tango by Astor Piazzolla in the 1960’s.
Alejandro Ziegler’s own compositions will round off the fascinating historical tour of this exciting, passionate and romantic style of music.
Every piece of music is presented and explained, so the audience can understand the social context in which Tango developed.
5)LA MILONGA DE LOS MENDOZA WITH LIVE MUSIC BY ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET
Saturday September 26, 2015
8-9pm Class w/David and Nancy Mendoza
9pm-1am Milonga
1st set live music: 10:45pm
2nd set live music: 11:50pm
$20 for everything
Dance Vita Ballroom
85 West 43rd Street
San Mateo, CA 94403
La Milonga de los Mendoza hosted by David and Nancy Mendoza, www.dndance.com
ABOUT THE ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER TANGO QUARTET:
Ignacio Quiroz, Violin
Javier Stromann, Bandoneon
Alfonso Santini, Double bass
Alejandro Ziegler, Piano, Guitar, Conductor
Since 2008 "Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet" has developed its own unique style of tango music reflecting both innovation and tradition.
Inspired by the golden age tango orchestras, the ensemble creates an evolutionary synthesis of traditional tango and contemporary feeling. Alejandro Ziegler's own compositions come alive through surprising arrangements as well as intimate interplay.
On stage the communication between the four musicians is allowing, expressive, playful and tight. They flirt with a chamber musical expression without ever leaving the unpredictable spontaneity within popular music and improvisation. Various grooves and different ornaments reveal the members personal playing styles.
With their special sound, a unique mix of tango, improvisation and romanticism, the musicians of the Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet have gained territory all over the world.
Their focused performances are complete acoustic, dynamic, and musical masterpieces one should never miss!
Take a listen:
“Organito de la tarde”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnLrlNTuiSA
"Danzarín"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuagnfsNH-4
"Adios Nonino”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKX_WXgt51M
Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet performs in Buenos Aires on a regular basis and played in many important festivals around the world such us:
Portland Tango Festival (Portland), Granada Tango Festival (Spain), Vancouver Tango Festival (Canada), Luzern Tango Festival (Switzerland), Eindhoven Tango Festival (Netherlands), St. Petersburg Tango Festival (Russia), Cyprus Tango Festival (Cyprus), Istanbul Tango Week (Turkey), and Popcorn Festival (World Music Festival in Götebourg, Sweden), to mention a few.
ABOUT ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER
Born in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1978, Alejandro Ziegler graduated from "Universidad Católica Argentina”(UCA University) with a degree in composition. At the same institution he also studied orchestral conducting.
As a composer he wrote several chamber and orchestral music works.
He was selected when performing in auditions to join the "Orquesta Escuela de Tango", an orchestra supported by the Buenos Aires City Government. There he performed for over two years under famous conductors Emilio Balcarce and Nestor Marconi.
Alejandro Ziegler has given concerts, lectures and workshops on tango musicality and tango history in many universities and educational centers around the world such as:
* Gotemburg University, Sweden. * Instituto Cervantes, Munich, Germany.
* Instituto Cervantes, Hamburg, Germany. * Lefkosa Analodu Guzel Sanatlar Lisesi, Cyprus.
* Urbana University, Illinois, USA. * Bozeman University, Montana, USA.
* Carthage College, Wisconsin, USA. * Berry College, Rome, Georgia, USA.
* North Merdford High School, Medford, Oregon, USA. * St Petersburg Tango Festival, Russia.
* Vancouver Tango Festival, Vancouver, Canada. * Philadelphia Tango School, Pennsylvania, USA * San Francisco Community Music Center, San Francisco, USA.
Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet
WORLD TOURS
The quartet has embarked on 10 extensive tours around Europe and North America.
6 European Tours, 175 concerts in 84 cities around Europe, including:
* GERMANY : Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Leverkusen, Weimar, Erfurt, Freiburg, Kassel, Rostock, Flensburg, Witten, Kehl, Erlangen, Ludwigsburg, Chemnitz, Neuburg, Freiberg, Bad Ems, Bochum, Ravensburg, Assling, Nienburg.
* AUSTRIA: Vienna, Graz, Linz.
* SWITZERLAND: Geneva, Zurich, Basel, Luzern, Bern, Aarau, Schinznach-Dorf, Val Poschiavo.
* NETHERLANDS : Utrecht, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Hilversum.
* BELGIUM: Brussels, Antwerp, Lier, Kasterlee.
* LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg.
* ENGLAND: London, Manchester, Bristol, Oxford, Leeds, Devon, Hull, Darlington.
* SCOTLAND: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, St Andrew's, Moray, Lyth.
* IRELAND: Dublin, Galway.
* WALES: Cardigan.
* SWEDEN: Stockholm, Gutenberg, Malmo, Strömstad.
* FRANCE : Paris, Lyon, Vallauris.
* ITALY : Firenze, Udine, Rovigo, Vittorio Veneto, Arquata Scrivia.
* SPAIN: Madrid, Barcelona, Granada.
* GREECE: Athens, Crete.
* TURKEY: Istanbul.
* CYPRUS: Nicosia.
* RUSIA: St Petersburg.
* HUNGARY: Budapest.
* POLAND: Szczecin.
* BULGARY: Sofia.
* ROMANIA: Bucarest.
* CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague.
* SLOVAKIA: Bratislava.
4 North American Tours, 86 concerts in 50 cities, including:
*USA:
New York: Rochester; Maryland: Washington D.C.;
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; Vermont: Burlington;
California: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Mill Valley, Sacramento, San Diego, Monterey Bay; Oregon: Portland, Ashland;
Texas: Houston, Austin; New Mexico: Santa Fe, Albuquerque;
Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson; Arkansas: Little Rock; Illinois: Chicago, Champaign Urbana; Wisconsin: Kenosha;
Missouri: Kansas City; St. Louis; Ohio: Cincinnati;
Iowa: Cedar Rapids, Coralville; Minnesota: Minneapolis, St Paul;
Montana: Bozeman; Nebraska: Lincoln,
North Carolina: Charlotte, South Carolina: Columbia
Georgia: Atlanta, Rome ; Tennessee: Nashville ; Alabama: Birmingham ;
Florida: Miami, Tampa, Sarasota, Naples.
* CANADA: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Salmon Arms, Enderby.
