Details
St John the Evangelist Church
Sylvan Road
Upper Norwood
London
SE19 2RX
England
Programme
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Gerardo Matos Rodrigo – La Cumparsita (little street procession)
Ángel Gregorio Villoldo – El Choclo
Isaac Albéniz – España, Op.165: no.2 Tango
Gordon Summer (Sting) – El Tango de Roxanne
Aaron Copland – Rodeo: Hoe-down
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance in G minor, WoO 1 no.5 (orch. Parlow)
Astor Piazzolla – Le Grand Tango
Astor Piazzolla – Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
Performers
Leroy Tango Cat – Tango Dancer
Emma Lucia Reyes – Tango Dancer
Sebastian Comberti – Cello
Ruth Rogers – violin / director
London Mozart Players
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Programme Note
Tango! It’s sultry, it’s seductive and it’s coming to SE19! Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla reinvented the genre of his homeland into ‘tango neuvo’, and in his centenary year, London Mozart Players and tango dancer Leroy Tango Cat, bring Piazzolla’s Latin infused rhythms and melodies to their ‘Tango Café’ at St John’s, Upper Norwood – for one night only!
Dim the lights, pour the wine, sit back and relax in the intimate atmosphere of our very own cabaret style ‘milonga’. The heat and passion of Buenos Aires will be channelled through the spinetingling sensual sound of this tense, passionate music, which cleverly combines electrifying jazz improvisation with intimate chamber music. Highly respected professional tango dancer Leroy Tango Cat and his partner will bring this slinky, sensuous music to life, demonstrating the passion of the dance with elegance and expertise in a showcase of authentic tango moves.
Tango classics such as Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, Libertango and Oblivion are on the menu, with other tango inspired works by composers such as Rodrigo and Villoldo, and a special performance of Sting’s El Tango de Roxanne from the iconic film Moulin Rouge.
Join the London Mozart Players at SE19’s cosy and atmospheric pop up Tango Café for a night of hot and cool music that will have you reaching for your dance shoes, and a dancing partner!