Maggie Ferguson
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Maggie Ferguson is a violinist and bandoneonista who studied orchestral tango at Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce in Buenos Aires from 2003. In 2009, with the Sydney Youth Orchestra
s Association (SYO), she created Tango Oz, Australia’s first national tango orchestra which she directs from the bandoneon. TangoOz were the focus of Sydney’s first Tango Escuela held by the SYO in collaboration with the Conservatorium High School in July 2009 under the guest direction of Ignacio Varchausky
and Santiago Polimeni. A second collaboration with Canberra Youth Music occurred in 2010 for Resonate Festival, including William Barton
, Ignacio Varchausky
and Santiago Polimeni. This showcased the traditional Argentine tango instrument, bandoneon
performed with improvised didgeridoo
.
Sydney Youth Orchestra
The Sydney Youth Orchestra , is one of Sydney's premier youth orchestras and is the flagship orchestra of the Sydney Youth Orchestras family. The SYO consists of around 100 skilled young musicians residing around Sydney....
s Association (SYO), she created Tango Oz, Australia’s first national tango orchestra which she directs from the bandoneon. TangoOz were the focus of Sydney’s first Tango Escuela held by the SYO in collaboration with the Conservatorium High School in July 2009 under the guest direction of Ignacio Varchausky
Ignacio Varchausky
Ignacio Varchausky is a double bass player, music producer and founder of Orquesta El Arranque . He is also the creator and artistic director of Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce....
and Santiago Polimeni. A second collaboration with Canberra Youth Music occurred in 2010 for Resonate Festival, including William Barton
William Barton
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, Ignacio Varchausky
Ignacio Varchausky
Ignacio Varchausky is a double bass player, music producer and founder of Orquesta El Arranque . He is also the creator and artistic director of Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce....
and Santiago Polimeni. This showcased the traditional Argentine tango instrument, bandoneon
Bandoneón
The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
performed with improvised didgeridoo
Didgeridoo
The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe"...
.