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The Color Tango Orchestra was established in 1989, when Roberto Álvarez (first bandoneón and main arranger of the Osvaldo Pugliese Orchestra) decided to establish a new orchestra and call upon prominent arrangers and composers. Since then, its artistic activities have steadily increased, with 6 CDs and numerous international tours to Europe, Asia and the USA. It has participated in major tango festivals around the globe. In Argentina, Color Tango has performed on several National Radio programs, on television (ATC), and at the major theatres of the country. The style of the Color Tango Orchestra is the ideal continuation of the so–called Decareana School, which developed in the mid–1920s and was marked by great masters such as Alfredo Gobbi and especially Osvaldo Pugliese. Romantic and full of expressiveness, this movement dominated tango in the 1940s with arrangements both agile and open to innovation. At the same time, Color Tango incorporated new compositions into the repertoire of the orchestra. These help to produce a greater expressive maturity, but at the same time conserve a continuity along the aesthetic path which began at the very origins of tango.
Roberto Álvarez was born in Chacabuco (Buenos Aires) on May 7, 1940. Between 1965 and 1975, he formed a trio in Chacabuco, which performed with most remarkable singers, e.g. Roberto Goyeneche, Alberto Marino, Floreal Ruiz, Alberto Hidalgo, Raúl Berón and Jorge Casal. In 1978 he joined Osvaldo Pugliese´s famous orchestra, eventually playing lead bandoneón, and also began writing his first orchestral arrangements for this group and his own compositions. Roberto Álvarez has toured the USA, Japan, China, all of Europe, as well as Central and South America. In 1989 he founded Color Tango, which made its debut in Holland in January 1990.
He has taught masterclasses internationally and in Buenos Aires, and in December 2002 he directed this orchestra at the Colon Theatre Opera House in a homage to Master Osvaldo Pugliese. As the Artistic Director of Color Tango, he has recorded 6 CDs and continues to travel around the world.
Hernán Bartolozzi was born in Buenos Aires in 1974. He studied bandoneón with maestros Rodolfo Daluisio and Nestor Marconi. He formed part of diverse tango groups, among them the Orquesta Tipica Imperial, with which he toured different countries of Europe (Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Germany and Luxemburg). Since 1999, he has performed as a bandoneonist, arranger and composer in the Cuarteto Tipico Puente Alsina. Hernán joined Color Tango de Roberto Álvarez in October 2003.
Fernando Rodriguez was born in Junín, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He received his initial training at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Buenos Aires, and afterwards studied violin with Rafael Gíntoli and chamber music with Tomas Tichauer. In 1982, he was accepted as a player in the legendary orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese, where he played solo violin between 1986 and 1989. In 1989, he left the orchestra to found Color Tango with Roberto Álvarez and other musicians. With this new group, he toured Europe a number of times and recorded its first CDs. He left the goup in 1995 and began to play tango in one of the most traditional venues of Buenos Aires: El Viejo Almacén. There, he played in quintets or sextets with the eminent masters of tango, such as Osvaldo
Berlinghieri, Atilio Stampone, Julián Plaza, Emilio Balcarce, José Colángelo, Walter Ríos and others. During this time, he was also solo violinist for some of the great tango companies touring internationally, such as Tango x2 and Una Noche en Buenos Aires. He has been playing with Color Tango again since 2006.
Born in Buenos Aires on October 3, 1960, Diego Sergio Lerendegui studied violin with Bernardo Prusak, Symja Bajour, Fernando Hasaj and viola with Mario Fiocca, as well as harmony and composition with Luis Aizendstat. In 1980, he became a member of the Symphonic National Radio Youth Orchestra. From 1985 to 1986, he was a member of the Chamber Camera quartet C.D.M, playing concerts and teaching. He was a member of the Osvaldo Pugliese Orchestra from 1983 until Pugliese´s death in 1995, also acting as arranger and solo violinist from 1990 onwards. He participated in five CD recordings, live performances on radio, TV, and in theaters and in movie soundtracks, touring all over Argentina, Central and South America, Europe and Japan. In 1988, he became a member of the Avellaneda District Symphonic Orchestra. Between 1989 and 1991, he directed the rehearsals of women´s tango orchestra "Papirusas" and wrote the arrangements. Diego is currently a member of the Avellaneda District Tango Orchestra and has been a member of the Colón Theatre Opera House of Buenos Aires since 1999. He has been a member Color Tango Orchestra since 1995, participating in tours to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Slovenia, Italy, Japan, Holland, USA and recording four CDs.
Born in Buenos Aires on September 4, 1967, Gustavo Hunt studied at the National Music Conservatory "Carlos López Buchardo" and at the "Escuela de Musica Popular de Avellaneda" with David Horta. He plays keyboards, clarinet, and tenor saxophone. He also teaches clarinet and saxophone at the Folk Music Conservatory of Avellaneda City. Gustavo is a member of several tango and jazz ensembles in Buenos Aires and also folk fusion ensembles like Convergencia and Ollantay. He is a member of the Group Trama (popular contemporary music) and the leader, arranger and tenor sax of the D´ Coté Sax Quartet. He was a guest musician on Hugo Romero´s CD Ciltango. He has been a member of the Color Tango Orchestra since 1992, playing keyboards and touring Spain, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Slovenia, Italy, Japan, Holland, and the USA, and recording 5 CDs.
Born in Buenos Aires on October 17, 1974, Analía Goldberg studied piano with Lolita Lechner, and from 1988 to 1990 she studied at the Music Conservatory of Wiesbaden, Germany. From 1990 to 1993 she was a student at the Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Música Contemporánea. She is a graduate of the Escuela de Música Popular Nicolás Avellaneda, where she studied with Rodolfo Mederos (1993 – 1998). She also studied piano with Claudio Espector, Susana Agrest and harmony with Pedro Aguilar. She has worked as a performer and arranger in the Cuarteto Almagro and as part of the duet Las Pibas. Analía has been a member of the Color Tango Orchestra since 1998.
Born in Buenos Aires on September 10, 1975, Manuel Gómez studied double bass with Ciro Buono, C. Vega, H. Cabarcos and Norberto Juez. He graduated from the Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda as a tango music instrumentalist and gathered orchestral experience under the direction of masters like R. Mederos y R. Alchourron. From the 90s until today, Manuel played with different groups such as the Seccion Vermu quartet, performing in major theaters, milongas, radio, TV, and international tours visiting Spain, Holland, Germany, France and Italy. He began playing with Color Tango in November 2001.
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