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Written in 1999 at the invitation of Eugene Symphony Orchestraconductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya for his innovative program Tango Lesson,which also featured tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel and Stravinsky, this pieceblends tango style with elements of klezmer music.Schwierigkeitsgrad: 3
About the author
Mike Curtis is a celebrated musician and composer. His lyrical
performances on clarinet, saxophones, bassoon, oboe, and tarogato
have enchanted audiences in North America and around the world. He
has played in symphonies (Mexico City, Bay Area), operas (Portland,
Phoenix) and for numerous sound and film productions.
Mike Curtis began his klezmer career in 1982, succeeding the great Joel
Rubin in the Hester Street Klezmer Band. Since then, his playing has
taken him across Europe and Asia, including to the Krakow and Birobidjian
Jewish Music Festivals. He has recorded with Oomph Intercontinental
Klezmer (CD: Between Two Worlds), his own Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet
(CD: Street Song), and the Klezmonauts.
His jazz experience includes five years as Director of Jazz Studies at
Oregon State University and performances with Charlie Rouse and
Anthony Braxton, among others.
Summary
Written in 1999 at the invitation of Eugene Symphony Orchestra
conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya for his innovative program Tango Lesson,
which also featured tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel and Stravinsky, this piece
blends tango style with elements of klezmer music.
Schwierigkeitsgrad: 3
