El Arranque Performances Scheduled Throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania
by Jami Goldstein
Orquesta El Arranque will tour Ohio and Pennsylvania as part of the 2004 International Music and Performing Arts in Communities Tour (IMPACT). El Arranque will perform 14 shows, November 1-20, 2004. Ohio performance locations include Lancaster, Cleveland, Akron, Dayton, Cincinnati, Sandusky, Springfield, Urbana, Columbus, Newark and Dover. Performances also will take place in Erie, Meadville and Franklin, Pennsylvania. All performances are free and open to the public.
The IMPACT tour is presented by the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) in partnership with the Ohio Arts Presenters Network (OAPN), Arts Midwest and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Since its inception six years ago, El Arranque has quickly earned an international reputation as the most important young tango orchestra in the world today. The El Arranque Tango Orchestra has been working to preserve the rich tradition of orchestral tango and carry it forward into the world.
With touring experience in more than 100 cities worldwide, El Arranque has arranged Concerto Grosso, written by first violinist Ramiro Gallo, for seven tango musicians and a symphony. This is their second major musical collaboration, the first being a series of concerts at Lincoln Center with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis. In those sold-out concerts, the two orchestras premiered Gallo´s Suite Borgeana, written in seven movements, and a concerto written by Marsalis for the two orchestras. This collaboration received critical acclaim from the New York Times and will be performed on tour.
The new work by Gallo in development with El Arranque brings the very best of tango´s rich tradition to the symphony arena with complex arrangements, stunning solos, and unique rhythms. This project offers the opportunity to introduce tango music to a wider audience through the greatness of the symphonic sound. El Arranque also incorporates an educational component in their tours and a commitment to cultural exchange in their compositions.
In March 2004, El Arranque won the Carlos Gardel award for Best Tango Recording. This is the Argentine version of a Grammy in the U.S.
Since 1998, IMPACT has been bringing international artists to Ohio each fall for a statewide tour of places of worship. IMPACT is designed to bring the best international performing arts groups to audiences in the midwest.
IMPACT will feature educational outreach programs in addition to the performances. For more information visit the Ohio Arts Council website at www.oac.state.oh.us, call 614/466-2613 or email kathy.cain@oac.state.oh.us
The Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Presenters Network began their unique partnership in 1998 with the presentation of Barocco Andino, a Chilean music ensemble. In following years, the OAC brought international artists Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre, Viva Quetzal, Cuerdas de Fuego, Real Tango, Eblen Macari Trio and Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre of New Zealand to Ohio for a statewide tour of churches and synagogues.
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
International Music and Performing Arts
In Communities Tour Schedule
El Arranque - November 1-20, 2004
(note: These performances will take place in churches or synagogues, scheduled in partnership with local presenting organizations.)
Lancaster, November 1, 7 p.m.
Faith Memorial Church
2610 West Fair Avenue 740/687-4808
Presented in partnership with The Lancaster Festival
www.lanfest.org
www.faithmemorialchurch.org
Cleveland, November 3, Noon
Trinity Cathedral
2230 Euclid Avenue 216/579-9745
Presented in partnership with Music and Performing Arts at Trinity
www.mandpa.org
Akron, November 3, 7:30 p.m.
Temple Israel
133 Merriman Rd 330/972-2342
Presented in partnership with Tuesday Musical
www.tuesdaymusical.org
www.templeisraelakron.org
Huber Heights, November 4, 7 p.m.
St. Peter Catholic Church
6161 Chambersburg Rd. 937/222-1505
Presented in partnership with the Puerto Rican Cultural Society
www.saintpeterparish.org
Cincinnati, November 5, 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church
103 William Howard Taft Rd 513/977-4108
Presented in partnership with the Cincinnati Arts Association
www.cincinnatiarts.org
www.mtauburnpresby.org
Sandusky, November 6, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church
315 Wayne St. 419/626-1950
Presented in partnership with Sandusky State Theatre and Sandusky Concert Association
www.state-theatre.com
www.gracesandusky.org
Springfield, November 8, 7:30 p.m.
Clark County Heritage Museum
117 S. Fountain 937/324-2712
Presented in partnership with Springfield Arts Council
www.springfieldartscouncil.org
www.heritagecenter.us
Urbana, November 9, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
116 W. Court Street 937/653-7557
Presented in partnership with Champaign County Arts Council
Columbus, November 10, 7 p.m.
Temple Israel
5419 E. Broad Street 614/866-0010
www.templeisrael.org
Newark, November 11, 8 p.m.
St Francis DeSales Catholic Church
Presented in partnership with Midland Theatre Association
www.midlandtheatre.org
www.stfrancisparish.net
Dover, November 12, 7 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
613 Tuscarawas Avenue
Presented in partnership with Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts
www.tuscartcenter.org
Erie, PA, November 16, 7:30 p.m.
Mercyhurst College
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center
501 E. 38th Street 814/824-3000
www.mercyhurst.edu
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