September 23, 2011
Event: Faculty Tuesdays
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 7:30 p.m.
Description: Ritmos Hispanos: Piano Trios from Spain and Latin America
Program:
The Trio Cordilleras (Alejandro Cremaschi, piano; Beth Kipper, violin; Thomas Heinrich, cello) performs works by Astor Piazzolla, Gaspar Cassadó, Paquito D'Rivera, Joaquín Turina and the world premiere of a set of Latin dances by Luis González.
Location: Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th St. & Euclid Ave.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Public Contact: music.colorado.edu or 303-492-8008
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Faculty Tuesdays Series Presents
Ritmos Hispanos: Piano Trios from Spain and Latin America
On Tuesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Grusin Music Hall, the Trio Cordilleras (CU-Boulder Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy Alejandro Cremaschi, with Beth Kipper, violin and Thomas Heinrich, cello) presents an evening of piano trios from Spain and Latin America. The program features sultry tangos by Piazzolla, luscious dances by Cassadó, tropical pieces by Paquito D'Rivera and the world premiere of a set of Latin dances by Luis González. This concert is free and open to the public. Call the CU Presents Box Office at (303) 492-8008 or visit music.colorado.edu/events/faculty-tuesdays/ for more information.
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Biography
Alejandro Cremaschi
Alejandro Cremaschi received his MM and DMA  degrees from the University of Minnesota and earned undergraduate degrees from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. He has been a soloist with the orchestras of the Universidad de Cuyo, Universidad de Tucuman, University of Minnesota and the National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina and was a prize winner at the International Beethoven Sonata Piano Competition in Memphis, Tennessee in 2001. Mr. Cremaschi is in demand as a specialist on Latin American piano music. Between 1996 and 2002, he was a member of the Argentine Foundation "Ostinato," founded and directed by his former teacher Dora De Marinis. As a member of this foundation, and in collaboration with other members, he recorded Argentine music for the labels IRCO, Ostinato and Marco Polo, and participated in concert tours in the US and Europe. Since 2004, he has collaborated in several occasions with the Argentine composer and CU
professor emeritus Luis Jorge Gonzalez.
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Click here to download a high-resolution photograph of Alejandro Cremaschi
Click here to download a high-resolution photograph of Trio Cordilleras
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About the College of Music
Since its founding in 1920, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music has earned a reputation not only for preparing students for successful careers in music, but also for providing them with an outstanding college education. The College of Music offers seven degree plans and over 23 fields of study, and its programs cover virtually all areas of music. The members of the College of Music's faculty are respected performers, composers, educators, and scholars who take a deep and lasting interest in the students of the College of Music. Internationally renowned artists such as Christopher Parkening, James Galway, and Wynton Marsalis perform and teach master classes on campus.
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College of Music Media Contact
Laima Haley
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
laima.haley@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-4247
Fax: (303) 492-1131
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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College of Music Public Contact
CU Presents Box Office
musictix@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-8008
Location: University Club,
972 Broadway, Boulder
Hours: M-F 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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