Date & Time: Saturday March 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco
Tickets: $25 General, $20 Seniors/Students. All ticket sales are final.
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Program
Tango music by Astor Piazzolla and contemporary composers
HEALTH AND SAFETY
In accordance with health and safety recommended guidelines from the City and County of San Francisco, a face covering is required for all concerts at Incarnation Episcopal church and must be worn at all times. Face masks must completely cover nose and mouth and have ear loops or similar to hold in place. Gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable. Please click here for full details.
About the Artists
Sumi Lee is a classically trained pianist with a master’s degree in music, in piano performance, from the SF Conservatory of Music. She worked with bay area opera companies and schools until she auditioned to grab a life-changing opportunity at “La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce”, the prestigious tango orchestra school in Argentina. While getting trained in Tango in Buenos Aires, she studied & performed with living maestros and musical directors such as Víctor Lavallén, Colangelo, Piro, R Alvarez, Pablo Estigarribia, etc. Since returning to SF in 2019, she has performed numerous concerts in SF – Bay Area, NYC, Philadelphia, Portland, South Korea, and Toronto. Currently, she leads the group “Las Almas” and performs east & west coast such as SF International Arts Festival & Sebastopol Arts. She recorded the “Gobbi Inedíto” album, and currently working on a new album for the Bandoneón & Piano duo of new compositions. http://www.sumilee.com
Fabrizio Colombo is a bandoneón player, composer, and arranger born in 1994 in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. He currently lives in Paris, France, and has performed as a soloist and group interpreter on various stages in Europe, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, and the United States. He has shared the stage with musicians of the stature of Néstor Marconi, who was also his teacher; Venezuelan trumpeter Francisco “Pacho” Flores; pianist and composer Diego Schissi and Leo Sujatovich. In 2019 he won first prize at the “Che Bandoneón” International Competition in Vermont, USA. In the year 2022, he released Fabrizio Colombo 7teto his first recording material entitled “Celedonio”, a group that he leads, directs, and in which his work as an arranger, composer, and interpreter stands out. In 2022, Fabrizio Colombo’s music became part of the official catalog of the record label “Shagrada Medra”, led by the renowned Argentine pianist and composer Carlos Aguirre. His latest recording works include a soundtrack for the Award-winning Amazon series Argentina 1985. http://www.fabriziocolombo.com
Basma Edrees is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she received her Master in Violin Performance and Mannes School of Music where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She studied with Joseph Lin, Laurie Smukler, Sally Thomas, and Catherine Van Hoesen. Basma has performed under the batons of many great conductors including Alan Gilbert and Daniel Barenboim. Basma has served as Associate Concert Master of the Oakland Symphony during their 2015-2016 season. Through the music of Astor Piazzolla, Basma was introduced to the world of Argentine Tango music where she encountered some of the most beautiful lyrical melodies she had ever heard. Playing Tango, Basma found a medium where her Western classical training and her Arab musical heritage sentiments could unite. Basma studied Tango violin with Guillermo Rubino, the director of strings at the Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce. http://www.basmaedreesviolin.com