Music for, with and by dancers
We’re very happy to announce that the Landes Musik Akademie Berlin is offering a 3 day Tango Orchestra Workshop with Korey Ireland in Berlin April 4-6. We’ll work intensively on performance practice and style details using arrangements from Community Tango Orchestra Website. The workshop is open for all experience levels and instruments. The details and … Read more…
For all those who love to play tango music for dancers…we have an invitation from the “Totally in Tango” organizers to accompany a weekend event in Gut Frohberg with dance teachers Eugenia Parilla and Yanick Wyler. The idea is to rehearse as an orchestra parallel to dance workshops in the daytime and join in the … Read more…
Happy New Year! It’s been awhile since we’ve updated the site and we’re starting the new year with a great bunch (7 in total!) of new charts for the Community Tango Orchestra network. First, we’re slowly building a tanda of Demare vocals. Malena and Una Emocion have been part of the repertory for years, El … Read more…
(deutche sehe unten) Do you play a music instrument? Do you love tango? Are you looking for a relaxed vacation with excellent food, beautiful bucolic setting, opportunities to dance, learn, and make music! Join us for a week of tango music and dance in the idyllic, pastoral setting of the Proitzer Mühle. This historic waterfall … Read more…
2 Dates This Year! July 19-28, October 6-13 Do you play a music instrument? Do you love tango? Are you looking for a relaxed vacation with excellent food, beautiful bucolic setting, opportunities to dance, learn, and make music! Join us for a week of tango music and dance in the idyllic, pastoral setting of the … Read more…
Do you play a music instrument? Do you love tango? Are you looking for a relaxed vacation with excellent food, beautiful bucolic setting, opportunities to dance, learn, and make music! Join us for a week of tango music and dance in the idyllic, pastoral setting of the Proitzer Mühle. This historic waterfall mill has been … Read more…
Das Berlin Community Tango Orchester veranstaltet einen Workshop mit Bandoneonist und Orchester Leiter Peter Reil. Der Workshop konzentriert sich auf wesentliche Facetten des Tango-Stils für Orchester tipica mit speziell entwickelten Übungen / Auszügen sowie kompletten Kompositionen.Das Workshop findet sich 8-9.9. in Berlin Theaterhaus Mitte statt (Wallstrasse 32 C). Samstag 8.9. 10:00-13:00 , 15:00-18:00 Sonntag 9.9. … Read more…
Korey Ireland is a composer, bandoneonist, and tango dancer, living in Berlin, Germany. His passion for tango music and dance led him to form the first Community Tango Orchestra in Washington DC in 2009. In 2010 Korey moved to Berlin where he started the Berlin Community Tango Orchestra which performs regularly at milongas in Berlin … Read more…
I’m posting here materials in support of the Berlin Community Tango Orchestra’s work playing a tanda of Di Sarli…I’ve offered two recordings of each piece, both of which are “danceable.” In general, the recordings from the 40s are more often selected by experienced DJs, they reflect the orchestra in a time when the primary venue … Read more…
A new Fresedo tune joins the repertory of the CTO project. “Buscandoté” is a romantic favorite with dancers, this arrangement sets the popular recorded Fresedo version for Orchestra Tipica (currently minus Harp and Vibraphone, but stay tuned…) The arrangement is a collaboration with Stephan Schellin (pianist with the Berlin Community Tango Orchestra). Thanks Stephan for … Read more…
