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DI SARLI: THE MAN & THE MUSIC
A 90-minute seminar with Michael Lavocah (England, UK)
"That orchestra had something that made it different from the others. It has something that is now hard to find which I call sacred fire."
DATE/TIME: Sunday, September 20 | 2PM EDT (UTC - 4)
Open to all and offered free of charge.
Donations are appreciated.
About the seminar
Carlos Di Sarli (1903-1960) created the most elegant tango music ever known. Uniquely amongst the great orchestras, his final recordings are loved as much or even more than his early ones. Great waves of melody create a majestic feeling, although the music remains at heart quite simple, a combination which makes it a favourite of those who love to dance. In this presentation, Michael Lavocah reveals the relationship between Di Sarli's life and music, explained through musical examples and stories from the maestro's life.
About the presenter
Michael Lavocah brings tango music to life. A leading expert on the music of tango’s Golden Age, he is also a natural raconteur. In 2012 he created a new genre of tango writing with his book Tango Stories: Musical Secrets, the dancer’s guide to tango music, which has been translated into five languages. His current project is a series of books exploring the great tango orchestras, Tango Masters.
Michael’s work focuses on teaching people how to listen to tango music as a means not just of understanding, but of connecting to and expressing our feelings. In his books and seminars he connects the modern public to the musicians who made this music by telling their stories and explaining the relationship between their lives and their music.
Michael is also well-known as a DJ at festivals, marathons and encuentros; TodoTango asked him to write some articles about tango DJing.
Michael runs the tango music website milonga.co.uk, a reference point worldwide for anyone looking to find out about tango music on CD. He lives in England.
