Main CORAZON MEMBERS, Sumi Lee-Pianist, Hanel Yeon & YoonHo Jeong are
graduates from prestigious TANGO ORCHESTRA, La orquesta escuela de
TANGO, Emilio Balcarce which directed and taught by the legendary
maestros. Guest Musicians: Maxi Larrea, Guitarist: Highly trained
TANGO AND FOLKLORE GUITARIST, arranger and composer from Conservatorio
De Manuel de Falla, Buenos Aires. He performs actively in Bay Area
with his own Maxi Larrea Trio. Ishtar Hernandez, Violinist: Ishtar
Hernandez is an award-winning TANGO VIOLINIST BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO,
a fundamental member of both Mariano Barreiro TANGO TRIO AND OF
REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLE. Obadiah Wright, Cello: He is trained as a
cellist, but recently took up the bandoneon this past April. One of
his latest projects was a feature-length opera in collaboration with
librettist Alessandro Cirafici which was performed at The Center for
the Performing Arts at Rhinebeck in New York. About CORAZON TANGO.
Main members of CORAZON TANGO WERE ALL BORN IN S. Korea, however they
spent their early adulthood in 3 separate cities such as SAN FRANCISCO
(Sumi Lee, Pianist), Buenos Aires (Hanel Yeon, Bandoneonist) and Seoul
(YoonHo Jeong, Bassist). Love of TANGO MUSIC PUT US TOGETHER IN BUENOS
AIRES THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS & competitive TANGO
ORCHESTRA SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD, La orquesta escuela de TANGO, Emilio
Balcarce in 2017. Since then the rest is history. They all have very
similar TANGO TRAINING, theater performance track records in Buenos
Aires under the same maestros who taught us everything about TANGO
SUCH AS MAESTRO VICTOR LAVALLEN AND MAESTRO ROBERTO ALVAREZ (Color
TANGO), who were the Osvaldo Puglieses bandoneonist and arranger.
Maestro Jose Colangeolo, who was the Anibal Troilos last pianist,
etc... (More details on www.sumilee.com) Argentine TANGO MUSIC CHANGED
THEIR LIVES PROFOUNDLY. Their desire to study and perform TANGO MUSIC,
made them to move and live in Buenos Aires for years and a decade.
After years of assimilation and absorbing the knowledge of TANGO
MUSIC, they now want to share and give back to the people in their own
communities and the world. Their founding members are three, however,
they often invite local and visiting artists to collaborate as a
Quartet, Quintet and etc. And, they are planning to perform throughout
the state and Asia coming years. CORAZON TANGO IS SEEKING FOR THE
SPONSORSHIPS, pantrons and various kinds of support to lay the stage
on which their creativity can be expressed and shared. Please contact
them if you are interested in booking and contributing. They are
located in the Bay Area & Seoul, S. Korea. FEATURING: Sumi Lee - piano
Hanel Yeon - bandoneon YoonHo Jeong - contrabass Ishtar Hernandez
(guest artist) - Violin Obadiah Wright (guest artist) - Cello ABOUT
THE ARTISTS: Sumi Lee is a classically trained pianist who obtained a
masters degree in music, piano performance, from SAN FRANCISCO
Conservatory of Music. She has also been professionally trained as a
TANGO PIANIST FROM LA ORQUESTA ESCUELA DE TANGO EMILIO BALCARCE, the
most prestigious TANGO ORCHESTRA SCHOOL IN THE WORLD SPONSORED BY THE
CITY GOVERNMENT OF BUENOS AIRES. Lee is a widely respected piano
teacher and is on the Board of Directors for the SAN FRANCISCO branch
of Music Teachers Association of California. While living in Buenos
Aires, she performed with living maestros and musical directors such
as Víctor Lavallén, Jose Pepe Colangelo, Osvaldo Piro, Roberto
Alvarez, Daniel Binelli, Mauricio Marceli, Nicolas Ledesma, and many
more. Her latest concert at Teatro General San Martin in Buenos Aires
was sold out to a large audience and aired live via national radio 2*4
and TV. Since moving back to the Bay Area in 2018 after receiving her
diploma, she plans to perform authentic Argentine TANGO MUSIC AND TOUR
THE U.S. and Asia with her own group and produce her own contemporary
TANGO MUSIC. http://www.sumilee.com [http://www.sumilee.com] Hanel
Yeon is a classically trained pianist who obtained a bachelors degree
in composition from Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, and is a
professionally trained TANGO BANDONEONIST FROM LA ORQUESTA ESCUELA DE
TANGO EMILIO BALCARCE. She has studied with top bandoneon maestros
such as Rodolfo Daluisio, Rodolfo Mederos, Federico Pereiro, and Dino
Salouzi, as well as piano maestros Nicholas Ledesma, German Martinez,
and Hernan Posetti. While living in Buenos Aires for 10 years, Yeon
was a widely respected bandoneonist and TANGO PIANIST WHO HAS SHARED
THE STAGE WITH SEVERAL LIVING MAESTROS AT PRESTIGIOUS VENUES. She
currently performs with the TANGO GROUP SCAIMMARELLA AS A BANDONEONIST
AND PIANIST. Her previous work includes performing as a pianist at the
theater TANGO PORTEño from 2012-2019, as a bandoneonist with
Siamarella Group in the 2015 Tarbes en TANGO FESTIVAL IN FRANCE, and
performing as a bandoneonist in the Buenos Aires TANGO FESTIVAL AND
OFTEN WITH THE GROUP ROMANTICA MILONGUERA. Ishtar Hernandez is an
award-winning TANGO VIOLINIST BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, a fundamental
member of both Mariano Barreiro TANGO TRIO AND OF REDWOOD TANGO
ENSEMBLE. A rising talent in the west coast TANGO SCENE, Hernandez has
been lauded for his clear technique, warm tone, and inventive
phrasing. Hernandez has studied with iconic TANGO VIOLINIST RAMIRO
GALLO (founding member of El Arranque), and has toured internationally
with the traditional TANGO ENSEMBLE ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER QUARTET. From a
strong classical history where he has won concerto competitions and
numerous awards, Hernandez has distinguished himself as a singular
violinist, and has since performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito DRivera,
Fred Hersch, Ignacio Varchausky, and many others. YoonHo Jeong is a
classically trained contrabassist and obtained BA in Music from
KyongWon University, S. Korea and also has been professionally trained
and received a diploma as a TANGO BASSIST SPECIALIST FROM LA ORQUESTA
ESCUELA DE TANGO EMILIO BALCARCE IN BUENOS AIRES. He has studied with
top maestros such as Maestro Daniel Jose Luis Falasca, Patricio
Cotella and Pablo Motta. He has performed in concerts throughout
Argentina and South Korea, such as international TANGO FESTIVAL
MUNDIAL 2017 AND 2018. While living in Buenos Aires, Jeong also
performed with La orquesta escuela de TANGO, Emilio Balcarce at
prestigious concert venues such as Kirchner Cultural Centre, Teatro
General San Martin, Teatro Coliseo, Usina del Arte, Biblioteca
Nacional, and Parque Centenario. And he was a bassist for Fulgor TANGO
GROUP AND PERFORMED AT various music venues in Buenos Aires. After
receiving his diploma in 2018, he moved back to Seoul, South Korea,
and is currently working with Shinai TANGO BAND AND PLANNING TO TOUR
MANY CITIES IN ASIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. Maximiliano Larrea is an
accomplished guitarist, arranger, and composer from Rosario,
Argentina, and is one of the leading interpreters of classical and
contemporary guitar of the new TANGO GENERATION. After completing a
degree in classical guitar, he moved to Buenos Aires where he studied
TANGO AND FOLK MUSIC IN THE PRESTIGIOUS MANUEL DE FALLA CONSERVATORY
UNDER LEGENDARY GUITARIST JUAN FALú, as well as TANGO ARRANGING AND
COMPOSITION FROM RENOWNED MASTERS DIEGO SCHISSI, Nicolas Ledesma, and
Gabriel Senanes. In Argentina, Larrea worked as a guitarist, arranger,
and director of multiple acclaimed TANGO AND ARGENTINE FOLK MUSIC
GROUPS INCLUDING CUARTERO REVIRADO, Quinteto Negro La Boca (Sony
Argentina), Quinteto Clandestino, and Aires Trio. Most recently, he
has been working as an arranger for the New Mexico-based quintet
Q-TANGO, performing with various TANGO BANDS IN THE BAY AREASUCH AS
MARIANO BARREIRO QUARTET AND TRIO LARREA-ODay-Dursoand preparing the
launch of his new musical project, Maximiliano Larrea TANGO TRIO. -
Extra note, when Sumi Lee returned to Bay Area from Argentina, she
realized that the public gets limited exposure to performing artists
of diverse cultures, especially in the fields of non-popular music
such as Argentine TANGO, and musicians do not receive sufficient
support unless they have established a name for themselves already.
This problem can be further exacerbated if the artists performs a
culturally unique genre that is yet to be known to the masses. She
believes in cultural diversity and equal opportunity for all art
forms, and she is enthused about supporting talented local and
visiting guest artists from all around the world to provide local
audiences with diverse music programs in high quality, live
performances. She organize live TANGO MUSIC PERFORMANCES IN BAY AREA
VIA GOLDEN GATE INTL ARTISTS. Please like FB page
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