"Sexier than '50 Shades of Grey'."

Bob Geldof

 

There’s plenty to get your hips swaying in this sultry concert of jazz and Latin-American classical tango. Martin Palmeri’s cult choral masterpiece Misa a Buenos Aires is ingeniously juxtaposed with the Mass in Blue by acclaimed international composer and Guildford resident, Will Todd, which has also fast become one of the most popular modern choral works in the world.

 

Playing with the Will Todd Ensemble will be the chart-busting Latin American music specialists, the Santiago Quartet, alongside the UK's very own home-grown bandoneon player, Julian Rowlands, and bass player, Tom Mason.

 

...And if that’s not exciting enough, there will be live tango dancing from dance partners Richard Manuel and Paula Duarte, who performed in Guildford to huge acclaim in the 2018 Spring Music Festival.

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Astor Piazzolla Milonga del Angel | Oblivion | Otoño porteño

Martin Palmeri Misatango: Misa a Buenos Aires

Will Todd Mass in Blue

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Vivace Chorus

Jeremy Backhouse conductor

The Santiago Quartet

Francis Pott piano

Julian Rowlands bandoneon

Tom Mason double bass

Will Todd Ensemble

Richard Manuel & Paula Duarte dancers
 

Organised by ILAMS as part of Echoes Festival 2019 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes and the Vivace Chorus, in aid of Mind

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