Sumi Lee - Ramiro Boero: Album release concert

Name: Sumi Lee - Ramiro Boero: Album release concert
Start: 2025-05-10T16:30:00-07:00
Location: Community Music Center

Schedule

Sat, 10 May, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA

Production Details: https://www.sfiaf.org/2025_sumi_lee_ramiro_boero_duo
El Gaucho Perdido (Lost Horseman)
The Lee Boero Tango Duo takes to the stage to premiere their new EP, a daring collection of contemporary tango compositions that fuse tradition with fresh ideas. The album's title track,El Gaucho Perdido, mesmerizes with its haunting slow milonga rhythm and the uncommon pulse of 5/4 meter. Adding to the diverse soundscape, Choro and Luna, blends tango with the vibrant sway of Brazilian rhythms. With intricate arrangements, passionate melodies, and a dynamic interplay between piano and bandoneon, this concert offers an exhilarating, modern take on tango's evolving landscape. Experience a day of rhythm, emotion, and musical storytelling like never before.
Artist Biographies
Sumi Lee (Piano)
Sumi Lee is a classically trained pianist with a Master's in Music and Piano Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has worked with numerous Bay Area opera companies, choruses, and K-8 schools. She is also a trained tango pianist from La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce in Buenos Aires. She has performed with renowned tango teachers and toured the US, South Korea, and Canada. A recipient of multiple grants. She recently released two contemporary tango albums and has been producing tango concerts. She also founded Golden Gate Int'l Artists to support diverse musicians. She had served on the MTAC San Francisco board for a decade. sumilee.com
Ramiro Boero (Bandoneón)
Ramiro Boero is an Argentine bandoneon player, arranger, and composer from Buenos Aires. He has performed as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, including the Madrid Symphony, the Argentine National Symphony, and the Montevideo Philharmonic. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with tango legends such as Víctor Lavallén, Leopoldo Federico, and Rubén Juárez. He has played in renowned ensembles like Sexteto Mayor, Color Tango, and Orquesta El Arranque, winning two Carlos Gardel Awards and a Latin Grammy nomination. A dedicated educator, he teaches at the prestigious La Orquesta Escuela de Tango, Emilio Balcarce and Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda. ramiroboero.com