tango
for musicians
at reed college
Portland, Oregon
june 23-29
2024
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tango for musicians
day
by day
sUN 23
june
check in
3:00-6:00 pm
performing arts building box office
6:30 pm / pab
Meet & greet
Get to know your fellow musicians through a playful activity. We are going to have a wonderful week of making music together!
7:00 pm / pab
Welcome talk
The director and artistic director will introduce the artistic faculty and provide a brief orientation to our week's exciting program.
7:15 pm / pab
Opening Concert
This opening concert will feature various ensembles made up of faculty members as well as some students ensembles.
mon 24
june
8-9 am / breakfast
9-10 am
11 - 11:30 am / break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:30 pm / lunch
2 - 4 pm
4 - 4:30 pm / break
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:30 - 6:30 pm / dinner
8:30 pm / winch-capehart
Jam Tango Session & Peña de Cantores
Wind down after a long day of classes by playing tango with your colleagues in an informal setting.
The Peña de Cantores starts! Each singer will perform the same tango every night as in a typical Peña de Cantores in Buenos Aires.
tue 25
june
8-9 am / breakfast
9-10 am
11 - 11:30 am / break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:30 pm / lunch
2 - 4 pm
4 - 4:30 pm / break
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:30 - 6:30 pm / dinner
6:00 pm / winch capehart
Soccer watch party
Soccer fan? We've got you! Join us to watch Argentina take on Chile in the Copa América tournament.
8:30 pm / cross canyon
mckinley patio
Fogón
We'll gather for a lovely evening outdoors to share songs, stories, and laughter with fellow participants and faculty members around the campfire. Bring your instrument to share music!
wed 26
june
8-9 am / breakfast
9-10 am
11 - 11:30 am / break
8:30 pm / winch-capehart
Jam Tango Session & Peña de Cantores
After 3 days of intensive learning, test your new tango skills with your colleagues at another relaxing evening playing a la parrilla. Write your name in the list to play what you want! Peña de Cantores will take place again!
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:30 pm / lunch
2 - 4 pm
4 - 4:30 pm / break
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:30 - 6:30 pm / dinner
thu 27
june
8-9 am / breakfast
9-10 am
11 - 11:30 am / break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:30 pm / lunch
4 - 4:30 pm / break
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:30 - 6:30 pm / dinner
7:30 pm / student union
Tango Dance Class
Special workshop linking musicality to tango dance movements (all levels) by Alex Krebs, one of the most renowned tango dance instructors in the US, who is also an accomplished tango musician.
Cost: $15 at the door.
9:00 pm / student union
Practica with Live Music
Enjoy an evening of tango dance and music, featuring an open mic stage for musicians who wish to perform for dancers.
fri 28
june
8-9 am / breakfast
this is a morning
to rest, sleep
or play... enjoy!
11 - 11:30 am / break
12:30 - 1:30 pm / lunch
2 - 4 pm
preparation
for the concert
7:30 pm / eliot hall chapel
Concert
Tango in the US and Beyond
A unique concert featuring the student ensembles and new arrangements and compositions
crafted during the Arrangers & Composers 2024 program.
9:30 pm / winch-capehart
Jam Tango Session & Peña de Cantores
Test your new tango skills with your colleagues at another relaxing evening playing a la parrilla. Write your name in the list to play what you want!
sat 29
june
2:00 pm / pab 320
Student Showcase
This student showcase will provide musicians, composers, and arrangers of the Tango for Musicians at Reed College program with an opportunity to share on stage what they have created and developed during the week.
7:30 pm / eliot hall chapel
Concert
Tango of Today!
Straight from Buenos Aires, join the world-renowned artistic faculty of
Tango for Musicians at Reed College and the big TFM Orquestas Típicas.
9:30 pm / student union
Milonga with Live Music
A party celebrating a fantastic week of tango music and music making. Featuring live tango music for dancing!
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CLASSes
instrumental techniques
monday to thursday
9-10 am
Strings / Guillermo Rubino
pab 332
Winds / Paulina Fain
pab 131
Bandoneon / Pablo Jaurena
pab 104
Piano / Exequiel Mantega
pab 320
Double bass / Ignacio Varchausky
pab 234
Guitar / Sebastián Henríquez
winch-capehart
Vocal / Juan Villarreal
eliot chapel
Advanced Instrumental Techniques
monday to thursday
10-11 am
each teacher will let students know if they should come to this class on the first day
Strings / Guillermo Rubino
pab 332
Winds / Paulina Fain
pab 131
Bandoneon / Pablo Jaurena
pab 104
Piano / Exequiel Mantega
pab 320
Double bass / Ignacio Varchausky
pab 234
Guitar / Sebastián Henríquez
winch-capehart
Vocal / Juan Villarreal
eliot chapel
Tango
Music Tools
monday to thursday
10-11 am
on the first day the artistic faculty will provide the list of musicians that should join this class every day.
Charles Gorczynski
student union
In this class, all fundamental tools of tango will be worked on together.
Marking models such as:
- Marcato in 4,
- Marcato in 2,
- Syncopations, and more.
Also, melodic treatment including:
- Rhythmic melodies: long accent and short accent.
- Expressive melodies: phrasing in soli and solo.
All exercises will be done in groups and without reading sheet music, since the most important aspect in tango is to sound together with each other.
morning
masterclasses
tango styles
& history
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
option 1
pab 332
mon 24
Tango Styles: A Universe in 20 Seconds by Ignacio Varchausky
A journey to the heart of the orchestra with the most swing and mystique in the history of tango. Analyze and enjoy a wide variety of "invisible" resources to the unsuspecting ear.
tue 25
History: Where Tango Came From
by Morgan Luker
A historical perspective on the formation and consolidation of tango in the early 20th century, from the barrios of Buenos Aires to the streets of Paris and on into the global imagination.
wed 26
Tango Styles: El Rey del Compás
by Ignacio Varchausky
An energy and a vertigo that changed the history of tango forever. We will analyze in depth the logic and tools that define the powerful sound of the El Rey del Compás style.
thu 27
History / Where Tango is Going
by Morgan Luker
A panorama of 21st century tango considered in social and historical context, covering the many musical ruptures, continuities, and stylistic innovations that keep this music feeling as vital as ever.
fri 28
History & Styles: 100 years of Julio De Caro's Sextet
Morgan Luker & Ignacio Varckausky
In 1924, Julio De Caro formed the sextet that would change the history of tango forever. That new format was foundational and definitive, both for its formal contribution and for the incorporation of innovative musical resources.
morning
masterclasses
arrAngers
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
option 2
all students are welcome to join the class as auditors.
only registered arrangers & composers can ask questions and work on their arrangements with the resident ensemble.
pab 320
mon 24
First Listen to the New Music
Pablo Jaurena & Exequiel Mantega
Let's start by listening to the resident ensemble read the new music arranged and composed for the TFM week, for the first time.
tue 25
Deeper Understanding
Exequiel Mantega
Delve into the intricacies of ensemble dynamics, emphasizing instrument roles, harmonic progressions, and marking models.
wed 26
Melodic Treatment
Pablo Jaurena
We will focus on melodic treatment, defining phrasing and articulations of the ensemble.
thu 27
Orchestration
Exequiel Mantega
We will focus on the basic techniques and principles of effective orchestration in the Orquesta Típica style.
fri 28
Last Rehearsal
Pablo Jaurena & Exequiel Mantega
Let's polish those pieces and get ready for showtime!
ensembles
monday, tuesday,
wednesday & friday
2-4 pm
on thursday we invite all ensambles to rehearse and work as a tango ensemble, without a director.
TFM Community Tango Orchestra
student union
TFM Sextet (1)
pab 131
TFM Sextet (2)
pab 104
TFM Orquesta Pugliese
pab 320
Guitar Ensemble
pab 332
afternoon
masterclasses
open rehearsals
& more
monday to thursday
4:30 - 5:30 pm
option 1
pab 320
mon 24
Open Rehearsal
Two Tango Ensembles will work on a new song of their repertory.
-Ciao Felicia
-Ben Thomas Tango Project
tue 25
Open Rehearsal
Two Tango Ensembles will work on a new song of their repertory.
-Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet
-Ciao Felicia
wed 26
Open Rehearsal
Artistic faculty
The artistic faculty team will rehearse for Saturday's concert. Come and see how they rehearse!
thu 27
Open Rehearsal
Two Tango Ensembles will work on a new song of their repertory.
-Ben Thomas Tango Project
-Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet
afternoon
masterclasses
parrilla
monday to thursday
4:30 - 5:30 pm
option 2
pab 104
mon 24
Parrilla + Hand Signals
Sebastián Henríquez
How to play a la parrilla with a real time arranger who conducts using hand signals. Play, practice, make mistakes, and play again!
tue 25
How to Interact in a Real Time Parrilla
Sebastián Henríquez
Learn to listen and exchange among roles. Learn melodies and harmony sequences on the spot. How to choose between the different marking models. Play, practice, make mistakes, and play again!
wed 26
The Real Time Arrangement Sebastián Henríquez
How to create counterpoint melodies in real time. Tools for
melodic instruments in the background role. The introduction
and interlude. Play, practice, make mistakes, and play again!
thu 27
Playing in a Real Time Parrilla
Sebastián Henríquez
How to play in a real parrilla setting, applying all the devices learned throughout the week. Play, practice, make mistakes, and play again!
check in
sunday 23rd
3:00 - 6:00 pm / pab box office
When you arrive on campus,
stop by the box office to pick up your credentials, swipe access card, and room key (if staying on campus).
Commuters (those not staying on campus in the dorms) should also check in during this time.
JAM TANGO SESSIONS
monday 24th
wednesday 26th
8:30 pm / winch-capehart
friday 28th
9:30 pm / winch-capehart
Bring your instrument and come
enjoy a relaxed space to share with everyone!
Sign up on the list to play
whatever you want!
WATCH PARTY
tuesday 25th
6:00 pm / winch capehart
Soccer fan? We've got you! Join us to watch Argentina in action during the Copa América tournament.
Don't miss the chance to cheer for Messi and the team in this exciting match!
FOGÓN
tuesday 25th
8:30 pm / cross canyon
mckinley patio
We'll gather for a lovely evening outdoors to share songs, stories, and laughter with fellow participants and faculty members around the campfire.
Sing, play!
Bring your instrument to share music!
We will have a wonderful evening under the stars.
tango dance class
thursday 27th
7:30 pm / student union
Special workshop linking musicality to tango dance movements (all levels) by Alex Krebs, one of the most renowned tango dance instructors in the US, who is also an accomplished tango musician.
Cost: $15 at the door.
practica with live music
thursday 27th
9:00 pm / student union
Enjoy an evening of tango
dance and music.
TFM participants who wish to perform for dancers can come
to the open mic stage and play!
concert
tango in the us and beyond
friday 28th
7:30 pm / eliot hall chapel
A unique concert featuring the students ensembles and new arrangements and compositions
crafted during the Arrangers
& Composers 2024 program.
concert
tango of today!
saturday 29th
7:30 pm / eliot hall chapel
Straight from Buenos Aires, join the world-renowned artistic faculty for a celebration that will feature both original tango compositions and other new Argentine genres by these remarkable artists.
Prior to the featured artists, the two large Orquestas Típicas formed by the 2024 Tango for Musicians at Reed College students will perform on stage.
student
showcase
saturday 29th
2:00 pm / pab 320
This student showcase will provide
the opportunity for various ensembles to share on stage what
they have created and developed during the week.
The list of performers wil be published here at the end of the week, before Saturday.
milonga
with live music
saturday 29th
9:30 pm / student union
A great closing party celebrating
a fantastic week of tango music
and music making.
Featuring live tango music
for dancing!
The list of players will be published here before Saturday night.
tango for musicians
Artistic
faculty
Paulina Fain
paulina.fain
Paulina Fain
artistic director - winds
Paulina Fain is one of the most
prominent tango pedagogues in
the world. She is the editor of
The Método de Tango book collection and author of The Flute in Tango volume. She has presented concerts and masterclasses throughout the world and has toured widely with the Fain-Mantega Duo, a group that explores the limits of the genre.
Morgan James Luker
doctor.tango
Morgan Luker
founding director
Morgan Luker is associate professor of music at Reed College and director of Tango for Musicians at Reed College. An ethnomusicologist, he holds a PhD from Columbia University. His research focuses on contemporary tango music in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is the author of The Tango Machine: Musical Culture in the Age of Expedience.
Exequiel Mantega Música
exequiel_mantega
Exequiel Mantega
piano - arrangers
A prolific composer, conductor, and arranger, pianist Exequiel Mantega has published more than 100 works. Between 2017 and 2019 he premiered more than 50 symphonic arrangements of Argentine music for the Orquesta Sin Fin, which he also conducts. Alongside Paulina Fain, he is co-founder of the Buenos Aires-based nonprofit arts organization Tango Sin Fin.
Pablo Jaurena
pablo.jaurena
Pablo Jaurena
bandoneon - arrangers
Bandoneonist, arranger, composer, and director Pablo Jaurena is a professor of musical composition at the Universidad Nac. de Córdoba. He is the first bandoneon of the Orq. de Música Ciudadana de Córdoba and has also been featured as guest conductor. He’s also a member of Orquesta El Arranque. He has recorded more than 50 albums and has given masterclasses around the world.
Sebastián Henríquez
sebhenriquez
Sebastián Henríquez
guitar - parrilla
Sebastián Henríquez is the author of the book The Guitar in Tango. He was awarded the Latin Grammy in 2023 as album producer and has performed alongside the most important traditional music singers and writers in the Argentinian music scene. His experience as an educator has led him to become a faculty member at some of the most important music institutions in Buenos Aires.
Ignacio Varchausky
ignaciovarchausky
Ignacio Varchausky
bass - tango styles
Ignacio Varchausky is the creator and artistic director of the Orquesta Escuela de Tango, an innovative tango music education program in Buenos Aires. He is the author of The Bass in Tango book and is the founder of Orquesta El Arranque, one of the most prominent and successful tango ensembles of the current generation, performing throughout the world.
Guillermo Rubino
guillerubino
Guillermo Rubino
strings
Since 2009, Guillermo Rubino has been the first violin and string instruments instructor with the Orquesta Escuela Emilio Balcarce. He is a founding member of the Diego Schissi Quinteto, with whom he has recorded five albums. In 2017 he founded SurdelSur Ensamble, an instrumental group dedicated to performing original pieces by contemporary Argentine composers.
Juan Villarreal
juanvillarreal_13
Juan Villarreal
vocals
Juan Villarreal is a singer, composer, teacher, and producer. Since 2010, he has been the singer of Orquesta El Arranque and the Duo Villarreal-Crom, where he is also a guitarist and composer. With these projects, he has made countless tours and performed concerts in the most important venues and festivals around the world.
Charles Gorczynski
redwoodtango
Charles Gorczynski
guest teacher
Minneapolis-based composer and bandoneonist Charles Gorczynski works in contemporary tango, new music, and studio production. He leads the Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet and Redwood Tango Ensemble and is the director of the Twin Cities Tango Collective. As a community organizer and music teacher, he believes in inclusive and supportive structures that can inspire people to make art at any level.
News!!
In this space, we will be publishing news of the week and notices about changes in classrooms or other activities.
poetry lunch
wednesday 26
1 pm / winch capehart
Discover a word of poetry over lunch, with poetry readings by Brittney and Aparna, and an introduction to the magic of poetry tango lyrics by Juan.
LOCATIONS
1
BOX OFFICE - PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING
2
PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING (PAB)
3
COMMONS
4
STUDENT UNION
5
WINCH-CAPEHART
6
ELIOT HALL
ACCOMMODATION
1
ASPEN HOUSE
2
BIDWELL HOUSE
3
MCKINLEY
2
1
3
AT REED COLLEGE
produced by
staff
director
morgan luker
artistic director
paulina fain
musical content
coordinator
exequiel mantega
production
brittney corrigan
tsf production team
kelly volker
lucero castillo
graphic design
angelina sánchez
photos by
nina johnson and teresa tam
are courtesy
of reed college.