Festival 2009

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Friday August 7th, Centennial Square, City Hall Douglas St.

Free

11:30 am-1:30 pm

This two hour concert of tango music features performers with a variety of styles:

Cultural fare continues through the day; Latin food, local goods and Fairly Traded crafts.

5:30 pm free dance workshop by Deborah and Santiago, dance performers and instructors from Vancouver.

7:00 pm concert of tango music from Eastern Europe, and South America.

8:00 pm Duo Corbett & Lochbaum

 

Saturday August 8th St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 680 Courtney St.

1:00 PM
Martin Nemcovsky and Pablo Hopenhayn will give a WORKSHOP ON TANGO MUSIC for professional musicians and a PUBLIC TALK on tango history of the genre, evolution from the small ensembles to the well known orchestras. Martin also holds a MASTERCLASS ON GUITAR.

 

$24 door $ 18 advance

8:00 pm
Martin Nemcovsky's CANTANGO ( Mike Spindloe sax, of Vancouver) play a CONCERT with guest violinist Pablo Hopenhayn. Martin comes from Rosario which is known in Argentina for being a music community. Well-known Latin bassist and cellist Freddy Veloso has come into their fold recently, www.myspace.com/cantango. Pablo Hopenhayn, is well steeped in tango tradition having played in the well known orchestras in Buenos Aires.

 

Sunday August 9th First Metropolitan Church 932 Balmoral

Headlining Musicians and Dancers; Linda Lee Thomas and Jonathan Goldman, Alejandro Figliolo and Monica Monty

 

$28 door $22 advance

7:30 PM
LINDA LEE THOMAS
piano and JONATHAN GOLDMAN bandoneon will be the main acts for Tango Fest 2009. CBC produced a radio concert of Linda Lee and Jonathan with the True Jive Pluckers in 2008. An album of the concert was produced recently by CBC as well. Linda Lee said it is a hot selling album in Buenos Aires. www.lindaleethomas.com

To order tickets, email: tickets@passion4tango.com