Alturas Duo joins Opera Nova for "Monkey See, Monkey Do" | VA

Opera Nova

Gunston Middle School

Arlington, VA

 Alturas Duo joins Opera Nova in Arlington, VA for a week of in-school performances of Monkey See, Monkey Do, the delightful 35 minute, six character chamber opera for children based on a traditional Mexican folk tale, and culminating in a public performance on Saturday morning. 

Written by Roberto Xavier Rodríguez, Monkey See, Monkey Do is presented in both Spanish and English. This “captivating and energetic work”* was created for family audiences and weaves Mexican folk melodies into Rodríguez’s own musical texture, among them a variation of the popular "Chapanecas" (Mexican Clapping Dance) and two strains from the celebrated "El Jarabe Tapatio" (Mexican Hat Dance). Audiences of all ages will be eagerly rooting for the underdog to become the hero!

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Interested in this type of program for your community? Click here.

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"Thanksgivings for Life & Love" | Great Barrington, MA

Lakeville United Methodist Church

319 Main St  Lakeville, CT

Alturas Duo and Gonzalo A. Cortés (quena, zampoña and percussion) join the Crescendo Vocal Ensemble led by Artistic Director Christine Gevert for a program of 16th century Spanish polyphony and contemporary Latin American folk music titled “Thanksgiving for Life and Love.”  

The concepts of Thanksgiving, The Dove, The Dew, Mary, Weeping and Remembrance are portrayed in Hispanic works of two different eras and styles. Featured are motets for four to six voices by Tomas Luis de Victoria, Francisco Guerrero and Antonio Lobo—some of the most remarkable composers of 16th century Spanish polyphony. Works include Victoria’s Te Deum, Guerrero’s Maria Magdalena, and Lobos' Versa est in luctum, among others. In contrast, choral and instrumental arrangements of Latin American folk melodies of the 20th and 21st centuries by Carlos Guastavino (Argentina), Violeta Parra and Victor Jara (Chile), and others are celebrated as Canto Nuevo (The New Song). Some of the most famous are Parra’s Gracias a la vida, and Guastavino’s Se equivocó la paloma. The poetry of these newer works includes texts by Nobel Prize winner Gabriela Mistral and Rafael Alberti, one of the greatest literary figures of the Silver Age of Spanish literature.

"Thanksgivings for Life & Love" | Great Barrington, MA

Saint James Place

352 Main St  Great Barrington, MA

Alturas Duo and Gonzalo A. Cortés (quena, zampoña and percussion) join the Crescendo Vocal Ensemble led by Artistic Director Christine Gevert for a performance of the "Thanksgiving for Life and Love" program featuring 16th century Spanish polyphony and contemporary Latin American folk music for Connecticut audiences.

Alturas Duo, Artist Residency | Simsbury, CT

Simsbury High School

Simsbury, CT

In a four day residency, Alturas Duo introduces high school students to the music of South America. With its Origins of South American Folk Music program, Alturas Duo delves into how European, Native South American and African music have converged to influence South American Folk Music through time. Through interactive discussion and musical examples, the various instruments and rhythms that make this music it is today and highlights the similarities and differences of the three cultural influences.

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Cantares Latinoamericano: Alturas Duo with baritone José Sacín

Piolin 2 Restaurant

395 Franklin Ave  Hartford, CT

Restaurant Piolin presents Alturas Duo with renowned Peruvian baritone

José Sacín to perform pieces by Mozart, selections from de Falla's “Seven Spanish Songs” as well as Peruvian and Chilean folklore. This entertaining evening also features popular singer Cesar Augusto Altamirano and Baila Peru. Lots of fun, food, dance, and great music. See you there!

Manchester Symphony & Chorale features Alturas | Manchester, CT

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

41 Park Street  Manchester, CT

In its 60th season, the Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale celebrates with a concert titled “Canciones de la Tierra” (Earth Songs) featuring the Alturas Duo. The program includes works such as Ariel Ramírez’ Misa Criolla, Loirena McKennitt’s Tango to Evora, El Cumbanchero (Hernández/Morales-Matos), Harry Belafonte’s Turn the World Around, and César Isella and Armando Tejada Gómez’s famed Canción con todos, which has been designated by UNESCO as “Anthem from Latin America” (and has been translated into 30 languanges!).

The NEXAW Project! | Lakeville, CT

Trinity Lime Rock Church

484 Lime Rock Rd  Lakeville, CT

This special performance introduces The NEXAW Project!, a colloboration between guitarist Scott Hill and violist and charango player Carlos Boltes of the Alturas Duo, renowned Chilean/Spanish tenor and flutist, Ignacio Ugarte and the marvelous harpsichordist and choral director, Christine Gevert. NEXAW (The Next Awesome Project!) will be performing works by G.F. Handel, Sérgio Assad, Javier Farías, and Victor Jara. This is a rare opportunity to hear beautiful music from the Andean oral tradition, the high Baroque and contemporary masters performed on both classical and South American folk instruments!

Alturas Duo with Juniata College Concert Choir | Altoona, PA

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

806 11th Street  Altoona, PA

Alturas Duo with guest Chilean flutist and tenor Igcacio Ugarte joins Conductor Russell Shelley and the premier off-campus choral ensemble at Juniata College for a community concert featuring two monumental choral masterpieces from the South American canon: Ariel Ramírez​’ Misa Criolla and ​Javier Farías’ Cadera de las Islas. The Alturas Duo will be joining the Juniata College Concert Choir for its spring tour in Chile.

Alturas Duo with Juniata College Concert Choir | Huntingdon, PA

Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts

Juniata College

1900 Moore Street  Huntingdon, PA

In preparation of a South American tour in the spring, the Alturas Duo with guest Chilean flutist and tenor Igcacio Ugarte joins Conductor Russell Shelley and his Juniata College Concert Choir for an on-campus performance. The concert features two monumental choral masterpieces from the South American canon: Ariel Ramírez​’ Misa Criolla and ​Javier Farías’ Cadera de las Islas. Bring your charangos and pan flutes!

Alturas Duo joins Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus | Torrington, CT

Trinity Episcopal Church

220 Prospect Street  Torrington, CT

The Alturas Duo joins all five choirs of Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus and an array of guest artists for the annual Investiture Concert for the choral groups of Joyful Noise. This special performance will be a sonic feast featuring choral works from around the globe! The Investiture Ceremony represents a very special moment in which choral students are officially promoted to their new choirs. It is also the event at which the season’s Head Choristers and Choral Scholars are publicly announced.

Alturas Duo with Saúl Bitrán | Capital Community Concerts

Capital Community College

Walter J Markiewicz Community Room

950 Main St  Hartford, CT

Connecting traditions and styles, Alturas Duo performs with violinist Saúl Bitrán in a program bridging western European and new world cultures. Featured are works such as Sérgio Assad’s “Winter Impressions,” Ronald Pearl’s “Cantilena,” Gwyneth Walker’s “Close to Home,” which was written for Alturas Duo and made possible through a New Music USA 2018 project grant, and a signature Alturas Duo “Suite” highlighting Chilean folk music. Paganini's solo violin caprices with guitar and Venezuelan cuatro added in for good measure! Don't miss it!

Alturas Duo with Saúl Bitrán | Connecticut Guitar Society

Connecticut Guitar Society

Asylum Congregational Church

814 Asylum Avenue  Hartford, CT

Connecting traditions and styles, the Alturas Duo performs with violinist Saúl Bitrán in a program bridging western European and new world cultures. Featured are works such as Sérgio Assad’s “Winter Impressions,” Ronald Pearl’s “Cantilena,” Gwyneth Walker’s “Close to Home,” which was written for Alturas Duo and made possible through a New Music USA 2018 project grant, and a signature Alturas Duo “Suite” highlighting Chilean folk music. Paganini's solo violin caprices with guitar and Venezuelan cuatro added in for good measure! Don't miss it!

Ensemble Alturas joins the CCSB | North Berwick, ME

Hussey Theater

Noble High School 

388 Somerworth Rd  North Berwick, ME

Alturas Duo with Andean wind specialist Gonzalo Cortés and Ignacio Ugarte join the 80 voices of the Community Chorus at South Berwick under the direction of Dr. Nicolás Dosman for A Musical Journey from Brazil to Canada. The program includes works by Villa Lobos, de Sumaya, Patriquin, Ames, Wilberg, and features Ariel Ramírez Misa Criolla, which celebrates the post Vatican II mass using the rhythms, colors and traditions of Argentina and South America with folkloric instruments such as the quena, zampoña & bombo legüero.

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Ensemble Alturas joins the CCSB | South Portsmouth, NH

South Church 

292 State Street  Portsmouth, NH

Alturas Duo with Andean wind specialist Gonzalo Cortés and Ignacio Ugarte join the 80 voices of the Community Chorus at South Berwick under the direction of Dr. Nicolás Dosman for A Musical Journey from Brazil to Canada. The program includes works by Villa Lobos, de Sumaya, Patriquin, Ames, Wilberg, and features Ariel Ramírez Misa Criolla, which celebrates the post Vatican II mass using the rhythms, colors and traditions of Argentina and South America with folkloric instruments such as the quena, zampoña & bombo legüero.

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Alturas Duo Masterclass and Choral Workshop | Manchester, CT

Manchester Community  College

Arts, Sciences & Technology Center SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium
Great Path  Manchester, CT

After a day of master classes and workshops on South American rhythms, Alturas Duo collaborates with choral conductor Carolina Flores and the Manchester Community College Choir for a workshop focusing on popular songs from South America. This event is free and open to the public.

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Alturas Duo & Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers | New York, NY

Barnard Hall - Columbia University /Barnard College

3009 Broadway, New York NY

Alturas Duo joins the Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers under the leadership of conductor Gail Archer for the world premiere of Russian-American composer Andrey Stolyarov's The Winter Road for guitar, charango and SATB choir. This specially commissioned work by Andrey Stolyarov is based on the poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. Sung in Russian, the piece tells the story of a lonely traveler on a cold, quiet, moonlit road. The traveler, struggling forward through the darkness and the frost, cherishes his recollections of love and home, both of which are far away in a distant land. The concert is takes place in Sulzberger Parlor (3rd Floor), is free and open to the public. For more information be sure to call (212) 854-5096.

Alturas Duo with Gonzalo Cortés join Albany Pro Musica | Troy, NY

The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

30 Second Street  Troy, NY

With distinctive choral harmonies and thrilling rhythms, Albany Pro Musica celebrates diversity, multiculturalism, inclusiveness, and acceptance; the values that hold the Americas strong. In a program titled The Americas, Land of Many Cultures, Alturas Duo and Puerto Rican chorus Camerata Coral join Albany Pro Musica and its Artistic Director José Daniel Flores-Caraballo to pay homage to the musical heritage of the New World, featuring evocative music from North and South America and Caribbean. Alturas Duo and Andean wind specialist Gonzalo Cortés will be performing a suite of works from the folk tradition and Victor Jara.

Alturas Duo | Providence, RI

International House of Rhode Island

8 Stimson Avenue  Providence, RI

Con Raices Latino Americanas/With Latin American Roots presents Alturas Duo as it continues with its Vox Americana project highlighting compositions written for the Alturas Duo and its intriguing mix of Western classical and Latin American influences. In addition to your favorite South American folk tunes, the program features works by Russell Nadel, Gwyneth Walker, and Ronald Pearl.

Alturas Duo at Connecticut Guitar Festival | Westport, CT

Connecticut Guitar Festival

Suzuki Music School

246 Post Road East  Westport, CT

The Alturas Duo performs one of the infamous "Pillow Concerts" as part of the closing concerts of the 2019 Connecticut Guitar Festival. Performing its Vox Americana program featuring works for viola and guitar by composers writing for the Alturas Duo and its intriguing mix of Western classical and Latin American influences, concert includes the world premiere of Gwyneth Walker's Close to Home: Sounds of New England, which has been supported by New Music USA*.

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Note:  In the morning, the Alturas Duo will be leading a workshop on Latin American music as part of the Connecticut Guitar Festival's day of workshops and masterclasses. For more information on these, click here.

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* To follow the Alturas Duo: Vox Americana with Gwyneth Walker commission project visit the project page via New Music USA's website. 

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Alturas Duo | Avon, CT

Avon Free Public Library

281 Country Club Rd  Avon, CT

In a Sundays at Three Winter Concert sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Public Library, the Alturas Duo begins to unveil its Vox Americana project with a program featuring works written for viola and guitar by composers writing for the Alturas Duo and its intriguing mix of Western classical and Latin American influences.

Scott Hill performs with Asylum Hill Sanctuary Choir | Hartford, CT

Asylum HIll Congregational Church

814 Asylum Avenue  Hartford, CT

Alturas Duo's guitarist Scott Hill joins the Asylum Hill Sanctuary Choir and soloists under the direction of Jack A. Pott for a performance of Conrad Susa's Carols & Lullabies of the American Southwest. Other works on the Music for Humanity Concerts program of choral masterworks for the Christmas season include Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, Susa's A Christmas Garland, and Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël by Francis Poulenc.

Alturas Duo | Cambridge, MA

The Alturas Duo is pleased to be performing at a special event to benefit Neighbor to Neighbor efforts in Massachusetts. Click here to contact Elvis Méndez for further information.

ADAA Trio | Chile

Conciertos en Valdiva, La Unión, Puerto Varas
Chile

Los Sueños de ADAA:  The Alturas Duo heads to Chile to join pianist/vocalist Alexandra Aubert for a series of concerts and educational programs. As the ADAA Trio, they’ll bring audiences on a poetic-musical journey from Spain to South America, with works by contemporary composers such as Farías, Berchenko, D’Antona, and Pearl alongside great masters of the 20th century such as Debussy and De Falla. Texts by Violeta Parra, Nicole Lafourcade and Germán Cavallero are also part of this fascinating sound trip.

• Tues. Nov. 27th, 10:00 - Valdivia: Radio UACh, Programa Tutti Da Capo (interview & live music)

• Wed. Nov. 28th, 19:30 - La Unión: Auditorio Deutsche Schule RA Philippi de La Unión

• Thurs. Nov. 29th, 19:00 - Valdivia: Club de La Unión

• Fri. Nov. 30th, 12:30 - Puerto Varas, COMBAS: Educational Concert / 15:30 - Chamber Music Master Class

• Sat. Dec. 1st, 19:30 - Puerto Varas: Conservatorio de Música y Bellas Artes del Sur, COMBAS

Alturas Duo | Troy, NY

Bulmer Telecommunications Center

Hudson Valley Community College

80 Vandenburgh Ave  Troy, NY

As National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, the Alturas Duo performs its unique mix of Latin American folk and classical music on the Hudson Valley Community College's Cultural Affairs Noontime Concert Series presented for the campus community and the community-at-large.

Elqui Trio | Hartford, CT

Capital Community College

Walter J Markiewicz Community Room

950 Main St  Hartford, CT

The Alturas Duo with Gonzalo Cortés, alias Elqui Trio, performs South American Folk Music in a noontime concert as part of Capital Community College's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

Elqui Trio | Windsor, CT

Loomis Chaffee School

Hubbard Performance Hall

4 Batchelder Rd Windsor, CT

As part of Loomis Chaffee's' celebration of Latin American Heritage Month, the Alturas Duo with Gonzalo Cortés, alias Elqui Trio, spends the day on campus presenting its workshop on The Origins of South American Music for the Modern & Classical Languages Department, Alvord Center for Global & Environmental Studies, and the Music Department. The day concludes with the trio performing its unique mix of Latin American folk and classical music.

World Music Wednesday at The Sembrich | Bolton Landing, NY

The Sembrich

4800 Lake Shore Drive  Bolton Landing, NY

Can you say "charango” or “zampoña”?
The Atacama Ensemble embraces their role as musical advocates of Latin America with an exciting showcase of the variety of music found in South America ranging from the instrumental music learned in the folkloric oral tradition to that of the western influenced classical conservatory training which is written today. Performing guitar, charango, viola, flute, quena, and zampoña, Carlos Boltes, Scott Hill, and Gonzalo Cortés are joined by folk singer Hugo Gonzalez to feature songs of legendary artists such as Victor Jara and Violeta Parra and work by Chilean composers such as Antonio Restucci and Javier Farías who have written especially for the players.

Elqui Trio | Glastonbury, CT

The Lutheran Church of St. Mark

75 Griswold Street Glastonbury, CT

Performing its unique mix of Latin American folk and classical music, the Elqui Trio is joined by tenor Gabriel Löfvall and friends for a program entitled Canciones de Libertad (Songs of freedom), featuring music by Violeta Parra, Victor Jara, César Isella, Luis Advis, and more. Admission at the door with a $15 suggested donation.

Chorus Angelicus Latin Explosion | Torrington, CT

Trinity Episcopal Church

220 Prospect Street  Torrington, CT

The Elqui Trio---Andean woodwind player Gonzalo Cortés, charango and viola player Carlos Boltes, and guitarist Scott Hill---joins the choral forces of Joyful Noise for its All Choirs Festival featuring members of the Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus an astounding “Latin Explosion!” The program highlights incredibly powerful music with Latin roots, featuring spirited sounds from the Elqui Trio in combination with the pure voices of the choristers.

Alturas Duo performs with ADK Community Children's Chorus | Elizabethtown, NY

Piano By Nature

Hand House

River Street  Elizabethtown, NY

Alturas Duo expands its Rapsodia Americana program to feature the Adirondack Community Children's Chorus. As part of its North Country Residency, Alturas Duo will work with the young singers to sing in Spanish and with accompaniment of the guitar, viola, and charango.

Piano By Nature at Historic Hand House | Elizabethtown, NY

Piano By Nature

Hand House

River Street  Elizabethtown, NY

With its program Rapsodia Americana, the Alturas Duo guides you on a journey between the worlds of Latin America, the United States, and France. Featuring folk and classical music with a sprinkling of jazz, this program highlights the artistry and passion of the Alturas Duo in the intimacy of the parlor at the historic Hand House.

Alturas Duo | Barcelona, Spain

Iglesia Evangélica de Rubí

Calle Colón n. 6. Rubí
Barcelona, España

  
Charango and viola player Carlos Boltes and guitarist Scott Hill return to Barcelona. Alturas Duo is joined by vocalist and flutist José Ignacio Lagos for a program titled "Cants de Llibertat" featuring music of Latin America with works by Violata Parra, Victor Jara, Astor Piazzolla, and more.

Alturas Duo | Girona, Spain

La Casa de Cultura

Plaça de l'Hospital, 6
17002 Girona, España

Charango and viola player Carlos Boltes and guitarist Scott Hill, as Alturas Duo, make their debut in Girona, Spain. In the intimacy of the Josep Viader concert hall, La Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona presents Alturas Duo performing its unique blend of South American folk tradition with the Western classical. 

Alturas Duo & Cuarteto Latinoamericano | Hartford, CT

Asylum HIll Congregational Church

814 Asylum Avenue  Hartford, CT

Internationally renowned, multi-Latin Grammy winning Cuarteto Latinoamericano combines forces with the Alturas Duo to perform vibrant, virtuosic music to warm you up on a winter’s day. Presented by John and Edie Murphy Music for Humanity Concerts, the program  features music by Farías, Villa-Lobos, and the world premiere of Esteban d’Antona’s Suite Folclórica Argentina for charango, guitar, and string quartet. Click here for the program details. You won't want to miss this rare opportunity!

Folkloric Traditions to Latin American Classical Music | Hartford, CT

Capital Community College

Centinel Hall (11th floor)

950 Main Street  Hartford, CT

The Alturas Duo (charango and viola player Carlos Boltes and guitarist Scott Hill) are joined by Andean woodwind player and flutist Gonzalo Cortés to present, as the Elqui Trio, a wide range of repertoire from the South American folkloric oral tradition to Western classical music. The concert is to include works by Grupo Illapu, Javier Farías and Raimundo Penaforte as well as the trio's original arrangements of Bolivian folk songs.

Garmany Music Series at The Farmington Libraries | Farmington, CT

Main Library of The Farmington Libraries

6 Monteith Drive  Farmington, CT

Texan Richard P. Garmany came to the Farmington Valley in Connecticut over 40 years ago. Similarly, the members of the Alturas Duo/Elqui Trio settled in Conneticut from far away lands. With that spirit in mind and Garmany's love of music, the Eqlui Trio performs a program of Latin American classical music featuring composers such as Raimundo Penaforte (Brazil), Javier Farías, and Antonio Restucci (Chile), as well as Andean folk tunes from Chile and Bolivia learned in the oral tradition directly from musicians in South America. Played on guitar, charango, viola, pan flutes, quena (Andean flute) and modern classical flute.

Alturas Duo Workshop at Connecticut Guitar Festival | Westport, CT

Suzuki Music Schools

246 Post Rd East  Westport, CT

The Alturas Duo joins an esteemed artist roster for the 1st Annual Connecticut Guitar Festival on the weekend of Febuary 2nd - 4th, 2018. The Festival kicks off Friday, February 2nd with a concert headlined by Grammy-winning blues guitarist, Paul Nelson followed by other performances and masterclasses on Saturday and Sunday. As participating instructors, Alturas Duo presents an interactive session, The Origin of South American Music, which will include short musical examples from the Duo's repertoire, an introduction to their various instruments (viola, guitar, charangos and Venezuelan cuatro) and an explanation on how African, European and Native cultures came together to create South American folkloric music as we know it today. Scott and Carlos also discuss how the natural elements have affected this music, ranging from the materials used to make instruments (armadillos, bamboo, and goat toenails to name a few!), to how folkloric musicians have used their surroundings to influence songwriting and rhythms.

Elqui Trio | Litchfield, CT

St. Michael's Parish

23 South Street  Litchfield, CT

The Elqui Trio performs a program highlighting Latin American classical music and featuring composers such as Raimundo Penaforte (Brazil), Javier Farías, and Antonio Restucci (Chile), as well as Andean folk tunes from Chile and Bolivia learned in the oral tradition directly from musicians in SouthAmerica. Played on the guitar, charango, viola, pan flutes, quena (Andean flute) and modern classical flute.

Alturas Duo at International House of Rhode Island | Providence, RI

International House of Rhode Island

8 Stimson Avenue  Providence, RI

The Alturas Duo brings together the worlds of South American, western classical, and contemporary music for an evening of lively and engaging music for Con Raices Latino Americanas/ With Latin American Roots.

Alturas Duo with Crescendo Vocal Ensemble | Great Barrington, MA

Saint James Place

352 Main St  Great Barrington, MA

Under the direction of Christine Gevert, Crescendo Vocal Ensemble continues its annual tradition of an Early Music Holiday Concert the week after Christmas. Alturas Duo joins Crescendo along with soprano and Baroque guitarist Salome Sandoval, Hideki Yamaya on lute and Baroque guitar, and Renaissance harpist Christa Patton for a festive concert of villancicos and polyphonic Renaissance compositions from the Iberian and Latin American countries. The program, entitled Three Wise Kings Follow A Star, features works by Guerrero, Morales, Araujo, Enzina, and Torrjón y Velasco.

Alturas Duo performs Crescendo Vocal Ensemble | Lakeville, CT

Trinity Church Lime Rock

484 Lime Rock Rd  Lakeville, CT

Under the direction of Christine Gevert, Crescendo Vocal Ensemble continues its annual tradition of an Early Music Holiday Concert the week after Christmas. Alturas Duo joins Crescendo along with soprano and Baroque guitarist Salome Sandoval, Hideki Yamaya on lute and Baroque guitar, and Renaissance harpist Christa Patton for a festive concert of villancicos and polyphonic Renaissance compositions from the Iberian and Latin American countries. The program, entitled Three Wise Kings Follow A Star, features works by Guerrero, Morales, Araujo, Enzina, and Torrjón y Velasco.

A South American Afternoon with the Elqui Trio | New York, NY

House Concert

East Village  New York, NY

December in New York City brings a certain pre-holiday-madness to just about everything. The Elqui Trio performs in the style of the wonderful Schubertiades, but infused with South American music featuring guitar, viola, charango, pan flutes, quena (Andean flute), modern classical flute, and more. A great way to escape the madness for an afternoon with new friends and New York neighbors.

A Muiscal Soirée with Alturas Duo & Maria Zemantauski ・ Strumming from A to Z

Gardner Farm Inn

59 Brunswick Rd  Troy, NY

The Gardner Farm Inn hosts a flavorful evening of Spanish and South American sounds and edibles that is bound to delight just about anyone.

With guitars and other plucked string instruments, you are invited to explore the worlds of South American and Flamenco strumming with classical guitarist Scott Hill and charango player Carlos Boltes---the gentlemen of the Alturas Duo---and flamenco specialist Maria Zemantauski. 

Come enjoy this intimate performance and socialize with these masterful artists with a buffet dinner designed to complement the South American and Spanish musical delights.

Waterbury Symphony presents Alturas Duo | Music in Great Spaces

Five Points Gallery

33 Main St  Torrington, CT

As part of a celebration of music and the visual arts, the Alturas Duo performs in a collaborative event between the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra and Five Points Gallery. Come and enjoy the artwork of Janet Lage, Sarah Paolucci and Gil Scullion while listening to the exceptional work of Alturas Duo. This intimate concert is open to the public.

Elqui Trio performs with State College Choral Society | "Sacred Rhythms"

Grace Lutheran Church

205 S Garner St  State College, PA

The Elqui Trio joins The State College Choral Society as it opens its 69th season by exploring sacred rhythms from Argentina to America. The program features Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra by Ariel Ramírez and To Hope! A Celebration by Davd Brubeck. The Argentinian and driving jazz rhythms will have people dancing in the aisles! A pre-concert talk with members of the Elqui Trio will take place at 6:30 pm. ​

Elqui Trio performs with Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers

Barnard Hall ・Columbia University/Barnard College

3009 Broadway,  New York NY

The Elqui Trio joins the Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers, Gail Archer conductor, for a program of South American music including the world premiere of Javier Contreras' Choral Violeta, a tribute to the Chilean icon Violeta Parra, a work commissioned by Elqui Trio.The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call (212) 854-5096.

Alturas Duo performs with Central Maryland Chorale

The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew

15300 New Hampshire Ave  Silver Spring, MD

The Alturas Duo joins the Central Maryland Chorale, Monica Otal conductor, for the world premiere of Ronald Pearl's Canciones del Agua (Songs of Water), a work commissioned by Alturas Duo and the Central Maryland Chorale. Also on the program is Glen McClure's Saint Francis in the Americas: A Caribbean Mass."

David Veslocki & Friends: New Works and Interpretations for Guitar

Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall)

57th St & 7th Ave  New York, NY

Alturas Duo returns to Carnegie Hall to join David Veslocki and José Antonio Escobar for an evening of new music for guitar. The program is to include works by Javier Farias, Barrios, Piazolla, Villa-Lobos, Albéniz, Bach, Jay Wadley, Nick Revel, Andrew York, Scott Borg, and Dan Campolieta.

Friends of Music at Emanuel Chamber Music Series

Emanuel Lutheran Church

60 Church Street  Manchester, CT

The Elqui Trio performs a program from Latin America featuring music by composers such as Sergio Assad and Raimundo Penaforte (Brazil), Leo Brouwer (Cuba), Ariel Ramírez (Argentina), and folk music from Chile learned by way of the oral tradition. Performed on the guitar, charango, viola, pan flutes, quena (Andean flute) and modern classical flute!