Slideshow: Pablo Ziegler Meets Berklee
Latin Grammy-winning Argentinian pianist, composer, and arranger Pablo Ziegler brings Argentine new tango to the Berklee Performance Center as part of Berklee’s Signature Series.
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Shereen Cheong conducts her arrangement of “El Dia Que Me Quieras/Volver Medley,” featuring Argentinian vocalist Milagros Farras.
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Ziegler performs alongside a large orchestra of Berklee students.
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Brazilian vocalist Mirella Costa passionately sings “Milonga Sentimental,” arranged by Tomas Kaco.
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Colombian vocalist Lizje Sarria performs a duet of “Flor de Lino” with Juan Sarassa, arranged by Isaac Matus.
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Harshitha Krishnan and Gerson Eguiguren Martinez of the a cappella group Boston Aires 10 deliver a stirring performance of “Adios Nonino/La Cumparsita,” arranged by Tsunenori “Lee” Abe, assistant professor of contemporary writing and production.
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Mexican vocalist Joaquina Mertz sings “Los Mareados,” accompanied by pianist Zahili Gonzalez Zamora.
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Ziegler’s JazzTango trio, featuring Héctor Del Curto on bandoneón and Claudio Ragazzi on guitar, perform the second half of the concert.
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Nando Michelin, associate professor of piano and music director for the concert, conducts the trio and orchestra.
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Michelin, Abe, and Oscar Stagnaro, professor of bass and concert producer, share their appreciation for Ziegler.
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The Signature Series at Berklee welcomed Pablo Ziegler, a Latin Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer, and arranger from Argentina, to the Berklee Performance Center stage, Thursday, November 10. The concert featured 60 students, who played in the orchestra, sang, and arranged performances of Ziegler’s compositions and arrangements.
Ziegler is known for his vibrant musical hybrid of classic tango and American jazz, a style called Argentine new tango. The first half of the concert showcased Berklee students performing new arrangements of tangos in contemporary styles, and the second half of the concert featured Ziegler’s JazzTango Trio, including guest performer Héctor Del Curto on bandoneón and Claudio Ragazzi, associate professor of film scoring, on guitar.
The concert was produced by Oscar Stagnaro, professor of bass, with Nando Michelin, associate professor of piano, as musical director, and Tsunenori "Lee" Abe, assistant professor of contemporary writing and production, as vocal coordinator. Abe composed a new vocal arrangement of the well-known tango “La Cumparsita,” which was performed by the 10-piece a cappella group Boston Aires 10, and students composed new, contemporized arrangements of other tangos such as “El Dia Que Me Quieras/Volver Medley,” arranged by Shereen Cheong, “Milonga Sentimental,” arranged by Tomas Kaco, and “Flor de Lino” arranged by Isaac Matus.
Watch Pablo Ziegler perform Astor Piazzolla's "Libertango" live at the Berklee Performance Center:
