Tango Lorca, competes in New York City's International Tango Music competition and wins trip to Kansas City's sister city Sevilla, Spain. The competition was held at The Consulate General of Argentina on May 10th and 11th, with finals on the 12th. Twenty- five groups were accepted to participate. The competition jury was comprised of Mirian Conti, Chair, Competition Director and internationally renowned pianist, Mario Broeders, composer and New York representative of Academia Portena del Lunfardo, Argentina, Ben Molar, legendary promoter of tango and tango musicians, Richard Nidel, World Music authority, Susan Palma, flutist of the Orpheus Chamber and American Composers Orchestras and Jeffrey James, international arts consultant. The Competition's stated purpose of playing a meaningful role in the discovery and support of new talents exploring and preserving the art of Tango was more than realized by the tremendous outpouring of imagination, energy, talent and love of the tango that was evident to the performers and to the public. Tango Lorca will travel March 2005 for four days where they will have performances and participate in the 6th Cumbre Mundial del Tango in Sevilla, Spain.

Claudia Bozzo, founder and director of The School of Tango (La Escuela del Tango, AC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina,

One possess the particular and exclusive style for playing tango, and for us that's the way we like it. Tango Lorca has such a style, too, interpreting tango in the Argentine way, 'drawing out the music' as one would 'draw out' one of us in Buenos Aires to dance to it. Tango Lorca plays in a very lively style, yet dreamily danceable and modern, always uplifting, and celebrating the feeling of the tango without sacrificing its nostalgic qualities. We have used the music of this group in our classes, and it's fully appreciated by both Argentines and those from other countries. We stand ready to distribute Tango Lorca recordings here, if asked, and we would be delighted if sometime we can dance to a live performance. The doors to The School of Tango in Buenos Aires are open to them. Congratulations."

Claudia Bozzo

Directora General La Escuela del Tango

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo (Tango Dreams dance Company, Inc.)

In the year 2001 we arrived to Kansas City to teach argentine tango workshops. To our surprise, we discovered that this city was discovering Argentine tango. There were several dancers and an Argentine tango band which played true Argentine tango. This band, Tango Lorca, was a group which at that time included guitar, violin, piano and bass. Today it also has the amazing sound of an accordion which laments and cries like the best of the bandoneons. Ever since 2001, we have shared with Tango Lorca unforgettable artistic experiences during joint presentations, and improvisations that are only possible when musician and dancers can connect through a single channel: TANGO. Tango Lorca is a testimony of the evolution of Argentine tango in the US, an evidence of the great interest which this culture has about our Argentine music which has today become the music of the world. Because of all of this, we, Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo, are very happy to recommend and help in every way we can, to promote and help this band to become known to all the lovers of Argentine tango. These musicians create and play tango, and give us the gift of enjoying live music like in the best golden era of Argentine tango in Buenos Aires, but with a modern flavor and with the passionate intensity and fine quality of musicians engaged in perfecting their craft day by day. We hope to keep listening to more of Tango Lorca, and to share more artistic moments together.

Cordially, Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo

Tango Dreams dance Company, Inc.

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