Romance de la Guitarra: Tango y Flamenco!
A Special Valentine's Concert
when: Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 8:00 pm
where: Saint Joseph College, Hoffman Auditorium
1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT
tickets: $25 CCGS members; $30 general admission
info: Connecticut Guitar Society - (860) 249-1132 or
online at www.ctguitar.org
FREE! Flamenco Dance demonstration at 7PM!
Celebrate Valentine's Day! Experience the exhilarating rhythms and beautiful
melodies of Spain and Latin America at Romance de la Guitarra, a magical Valentinešs Concert.
Internationally acclaimed guitarist Daniel Salazar will be joined by the Melinda Marquez Flamenco Dance
Company and Argentine Tango dancer Michelle Evans in a spectacular program of music and dance.
This special event will include romantic and inspiring guitar selections, and will feature
original music from Daniel Salazar's highly popular repertoire combining elements of Flamenco,
Latin and world rhythms, all with a classic Spanish guitar influence. Highlights of the program
include include dazzling Flamenco and Tango dance selections.
The concert will also include beautifully crafted arrangements featuring the exquisite
vocals of young singing sensation soprano Mayra Alejandra and the dramatic singing Brazilian vocalist
Jose Paulo. Additionally, Daniel will be performing an exhilarating selection of Spanish classics such
as Danza Ritual Del Fuego (Ritual Fire Dance) by Falla and moving melodies by Italian composer
Ennio Morricone.
This popular annual event will also feature The Daniel Salazar Ensemble, an outstanding
group of internationally renowned musicians: bassist extraordinaire Genevieve Rose,
flamenco-fusion guitarist Daniel Salazar III, flautist Gonzalo Cortes from Chile, Esteban Arrufat
from Puerto Rico playing Latin Percussion, Roberto Clavijo from Chile playing charango (Latin American
string instrument), zampoña (pan flute) and percussion, Jeff Nissenbaum playing drums, Jim Hunt on
trumpet, and Andre Balazs and Abraham Sanchez on keyboards.
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