- Tosca Tango Orchestra
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Name = The Tosca Tango Orchestra
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Origin =Austin, Texas , USA
Genre =Nuevo tango , Classical Music.
Years_active = 1997—present
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Current_members = Glover Gill
Chris Maresh
Justin Sherburn
Leigh Mahoney
Sara Nelson
Ames Asbell
Tracy Seeger
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Notable_instruments = The Tosca Tango Orchestra is a joined effort between variousAustin, Texas basedmusician s. Founded by Glover Gill in collaboration with The Tosca String Quartet, Chris Maresh and Justin Sherburn in1997 . The group performs original compositions in thenuevo tango style and has released six albums. Among these is thesoundtrack toRichard Linklater ’s film "Waking Life " which led to the group'sinternational following."Waking Life" OST
The soundtrack was performed and written by Glover Gill and the Tosca Tango Orchestra, except for one piece written by Frédéric Chopin, and was relatively successful. Featuring the nuevo tango style, it bills itself "the 21st Century Tango".
Awards and appearances
A trip to
Buenos Aires in 2000 brought them critical acclaim when they were featured artists at the 5thWorld Tango Summit and in 2003, the Tosca Tango Orchestra performed and recorded theBallet Austin premiere ofchoreographer Stephen Mills ’ "Touch".Discography
The Tosca Tango Orchestra has released six albums so far.
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La Furia Del Tango " (1998)
*"Amado "' (1999)
*"La Ciudad del Tango " (2000)
*"Tia Pamelita " (2000)
*"Touch" (2001)
*"Waking Life OST " (2001)External links
*http://toscastrings.com/ Tosca Strings Quartet Official Website
*http://www.glovertango.com/
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