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El tango y su evolución/The Tango and Its Evolution

The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet

Sunday, November 21, 2021 · 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Music Box

Reposted from the Department of Music. Original post can be found here.

The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet as artists in residence at UMBC on November 20 and 21. The residency will include concerts, masterclasses, and a lecture for the UMBC Community.

On Sunday, November 21 at 4:30 p.m. in the Music Box, the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet presents “El tango y su evolución/The Tango and Its Evolution,” a lecture-demonstration about the evolution of tango music, including the musical forms of tango, milonga, and vals, and the main characteristics of its development. The lecture will be presented entirely in Spanish.

This event is free, but tickets will be required for admission. Tickets will be available to the general public on November 15 — please visit here to reserve a seat.

Additional residency events include:

Saturday, November 20, 7 p.m. — The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet Concert and Intro to Argentine Tango Dance Class
Sunday, November 21, 7:30 p.m. — UMBC Symphony Orchestra with The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet

This residency is made possible by the support of the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA); Department of Dance; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication; and the Latinx and Hispanic Faculty Association.

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