BRATTLEBORO-Palaver Strings presents a tango-inspired program, preceded by a tango workshop, Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Brattleboro Music Center (BMC).
The 7 p.m. program, "Port City," explores tango music throughout the genre's history, and features bandoneon visionary Heyni Solera as soloist and composer. The bandoneon is a a reed instrument, similar to a concertina, popular in tango music. Palaver Strings will perform danceable classics alongside contemporary tango-inspired compositions.
This performance "celebrates tango's ongoing evolution and the powerful interplay between music and dance, and how the genre has been reclaimed by marginalized identities, especially women and queer artists," wrote event promoters in a news release.
The dancers will offer a 6 p.m. tango workshop at the BMC before the concert. Admission for the workshop is free; donations are appreciated.
Palaver Strings is a Grammy-nominated, musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization based in Portland, Maine. Its stated mission is to strengthen and inspire community through music. Palaver's musicians say they share artistic and administrative leadership, are guided by a passion for engaging new audiences, address social justice issues, amplify underrepresented voices, and are equally committed to performance and education.
Tickets for the concert are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and are available at bmcvt.org, 802-257-4523, and info@bmcvt.org.
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