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UMBC Symphony Orchestra with The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet

Sunday, November 21, 2021 · 7:30 - 9 PM
Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Concert Hall

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 7:30 p.m. in the Linehan Concert Hall, the UMBC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Nell Flanders, will be joined by The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet for a concert featuring a selection of tangos by Astor Piazzolla and Pedro Giraudo arranged for orchestra and tango quartet, Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera's Estancia Dances, and Beethoven’s glorious 7th Symphony.

This event is free, but tickets are required for admission.

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, 4:30 p.m. — El tango y su evolución/The Tango and Its Evolution

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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