Biography / Synopsis

ORQUESTA ESCUELA EMILIO BALCARCE, CON VÍCTOR LAVALLÉN's biography

The Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce was the platform for new generations to get to know the forms and secrets of major orchestral styles of the 1940s and 50s, by meeting the protagonists of this history. During its 11-year existence, over 200 musicians have learned under the tutelage of great teachers and with the guidance of the remarkable Emilio Balcarce, director of the orchestra until 2006. Between 2007 and 2010, bandoneon player Néstor Marconi took over that role.
The Festival’s concert will serve as the official presentation of the new orchestra director: bandoneon player Víctor Lavallén. A member of Osvaldo Pugliese’s orchestra, he made famous arrangements of “Gallo ciego,” “Bandoneón arrabalero” and “Lorenzo” and was also part of that cast of musicians that made up the Sexteto Tango.