Carlos Quilici

CARLOS JULIO QUILICI

Principal activities:

Tango bandoneonist, arranger and composer.

Teacher of bandoneon at the School of Music of the National University of Rosario (Argentina) and private.

Develops work-shops about “Technical elements of tango” and “Tango interpretation” (for musicians and music students).

Makes talks about “Evolution of the tango orchestra”, illustrated with recordings on CD, video or DVD and bandoneon solos occasionally (for general public)

Dances tango salon and makes work-shops for beginners.

Works tuning and repairing bandoneons

Musical studies:

Bandoneon, music theory and solffegio with Marcelo Bomprezzi (1977 partial, 1978 and 1979 partial).

Guitar with Héctor Di Benedictis (1983).

Guitar with Claudio Bolzani (1984).

1st. y 2nd. year (partial) at the National School of Music (Rosario, Argentina). Includes guitar, basic piano, audio-receptive, choir, folklore and musical analysis (1985 and 1986).

Course “Argentine Folk Music” with Carlos Castro (1985).

Modern techniques in composition and musical analysis for Contemporary Music, with Jorge Horst (1985 and 1986).

Course “Introduction to the contemporary music” (writing, analysis, and orchestration) with Francisco Kröpfl and Carmelo Saitta (1986).

Guitar (scales, harmony, arrangements and composition in guitar) with Lucho González (1986 and 1987).

Bandoneon, self-taught (1990 to present).

Bandoneon with Omar Torres (1991 and 1992).

Course: “Technical elements of tango” with Rodolfo Mederos (1991).

Tango work-shop at the School of Music of National University with Javier Martinez Lo Re (1991).

Tango harmony, instrumentation and arrangements with Omar Torres (1994).

Harmony with Juan Carlos Cirigliano (1995 and 1996).

University studies at the School of Music of National University of Rosario (Argentina). Title: Instrument technician – Speciality: bandoneon, with the master Domino Federico. Includes also music theory, musical analysis, harmony, counterpoint, chamber music and orchestral practice. (1994 to 1996).

Course “Sound and image of the history of tango” with Gerardo Quilici (1996).

Bandoneon with Rodolfo “Cholo” Montironi (1999 partial).

Other studies:

Secondary School: Superior Polytechnic Institute of Rosario (Argentina)
Speciality: chemistry (1981 to 1985).

University: National University of Rosario (Argentina)                                           Title: Chemist (1986 to 1990).

Tango-dance; sporadic classes with Marisa Talamoni & Ricardo Calvo, with Ana Laura Piccolo and with Beatriz Mendoza.

Languages courses (English and Italian).

Language audiovisual course (film history and analysis, script, image analysis, technology and production) at Centro Audiovisual Rosario (2009)

Introduction course to the theater with Soledad Villamil (2009)

Professional musical career as a bandoneonist:

“Camandulaje” quintet (1991 to 2000).

Duo with Ramiro Sosa (guitar) (1991 to 1993).

“Tango Orchestra of Rosario”, as 3rd. bandoneon (1992).

Trio with Luis Corniero (vocals) & Augusto Daija (keyboards). Athens (Greece), (1992 and 1993).

Sextet with Rodolfo “Cholo” Montironi & “Camandulaje” (1994 and 1995).

“Youth Tango Orchestra of the National University of Rosario” directed by the master Domingo Federico, as 1st. bandoneon B (1994 to 2000).

“Youth Tango Orchestra of the National University of Rosario”, as 1st. bandoneon, coordinator and musical assistant (2000).

“Los Tauras” quintet. Also creator and director (1995 to present).

Duo with Pablo Mantía (guitar & vocals) (1999).

“World Orchestra of Tango” directed by Rodolfo Mederos during the Fifth World Tango Summit, Rosario (Argentina) (2000).

Instrumental duo with Pablo Covacevich (guitar) and as accompaniment of the singer Noelia Moncada (2001 and 2002).

Duo with Enrique Gule (guitar) (2001 to 2008).

Duo with Juanjo Passo (guitar) (2002 to 2007).

“Tangarte” (Sweden), as bandoneonist & guest director (2002, 2003 and 2004).

Duo with Javier Fioramonti (guitar) (2002 to present).

Duo with Martín Tessa (guitar) (2008 to present)

Duo with Hernán Lugano (piano) (2003 and 2004)

Trio “Metatango” with Hernán Lugano (piano) & Jorge Sarraute (duoble-bass) (2004)

Trio “Tango platense” (Sweden) with Daniel Turano (piano) & Roberto Amerise (guitar) (2004 to present)

Different groups as accompaniment of singers. Among others: Ricardo Paradiso, Noelia Moncada, Leonel Capitano, Gaby Estrada, Eduardo Vila, Omar Fernández, Mariel Martínez, Jimena Sanchez, Guillermo Rozenthuller and Juan Iriarte.

Different occasional groups with: José “Pepe” Ferrer, Maurico Vuoto, Bárbara Varassi, Marcelo Raigal, José Brondel, Raul Salani, Caio Viale, Adrián Fioramonti, “Kriminal Tango” (Sweden), “Gotango” (Sweden), Daniel Gómez, Cristian Gustafsson and Oscar Acebras.

Different theatre-musicals spectacles. Among others: “Volvé candor, volvé…” with the actor Emilio Lenski, “Borges-Tango, encuentro a orillas de un sueńo”, “Ecos de tango” with Marcela Troncoso & “Tangarte” (Sweden), "Tango con altura" with a group of circus and acrobatic "Circaletta"

Others professional activities:

Created and integrated as guitarist, singer, director & compositor the rock group “Sorgo de alepo” (1988 to 1990).

Made a short radio program, (“Oí la luz”), broadcasting tango music at FM “TL” (Rosario, 1990 and 1991).

As a chemist (1991 to 2002).

Participated with “Los Tauras” quartet in the short-movie “La despedida” by Fernando Tabares (1997).

Played a bandoneon solo in the film “La salvaje” by Hugo Groso & Sergio García (1998).

Worked as assistant of the actor Ulises Dumont to make bandoneon playbacks in the film “Rosarigasinos” directed by Rodrigo Grande. Participated also in the film as a secondary actor (1999).

Worked as bandoneonist in the TV series “History of Rosario in the 20^th Century” by Raúl Bertone and with Héctor Molina as a director (1999).

Created and coordinated the cycle “La movida joven del tango” (Tango youth movement) (1996 and 1997).

Titular member of Academic of Tango of Rosario (1995 to 2001).

Made the cycle “Tango Movies” at “Videoteca” (Rosario, 1996).

Jury member in the competition “Write a song to Rosario”, organized by the Municipality of Rosario (1998).

Made talks about “Evolution of the tango orchestra” in Malmö (Sweden, 2002), London (England, 2002), Lisbon (Portugal, 2002) and Reykjavik (Iceland, 2006).

Made the work-shops “Tango interpretation” and “Technical elements of tango” at “Tango-akademin”, Malmö (Sweden, 2002); at the Music Conservatory of Trondheim (Norway, 2004); and, at the Music Conservatory of Reykjavik (Iceland, 2006).

Made teaching talks about “Tango & bandoneon”, with live performances, in Primary Schools of England and Italy (2002).

Performances of tango-dance with Malena Defays in Rosario (Argentina, 2005 and 2006), Brescia (Italy, 2005) and London (UK, 2005)

Performances and workshops of tango-dance with Josefin Olofsson (Sweden, 2007)

Make works of tune and maintenance of bandoneons.

Made the short audiovisual "Gerardo Quilici, a todo tango" (2008)

Made, as a writer (Script) and director, the short audiovisual "No es pa' cualquiera" (2009)

Distinguished performances:

with “Los Tauras”:

ü       3rd World Tango Summit (Uruguay, November 1996)
ü       Mega-exposition of tango at “Palais de Glace” (Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 1997)
ü       Cycle “Aguante el tango” at “La Trastienda” (Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 1998)
ü       Rotary Club of Rosario (Argentina, several opportunities)
ü       Fifth World Tango Summit (Rosario, Argentina, September 2000)
ü       Spectacle “20 songs of the 20th. Century” at the National Monument to the Flag (Rosario, Argentina, January 2001)
ü       1st. International Tango Festival of Patagonia (Bariloche, Argentina, April 2002)
ü       “Bariloche Tango Show” (Bariloche, Argentina, July and August 2002)
ü       Sixth Buenos Aires Tango Festival (Bs. As., Argentina, March 2004)
ü       European tour playing in halls and milongas of Sweden (Uppsala, Malmö, Kalmar and Karlskrona), Denmark (Copenhagen), Norway (Oslo) and Italy (Turin, Naples, Verbania, Brescia, Milan and Bologna), (November and December 2004)
ü       In the 35^th anniversary of “A todo tango” by Gerardo Quilici at the Rosario Town Amphitheatre “Humberto de Nito” (Rosario, Argentina, March 2005)
ü       TV and Radio programs of Rosario and TV channels like “ATC”, “Crónica TV”, “Volver”, Canal "a" and “Solo Tango” of Buenos Aires, Argentina
ü       Halls, theatres, milongas and pubs of Rosario, Buenos Aires, etc.(Argentina)
ü       European tour playing in halls and milongas of Sweden (Uppsala, Västeras, Malmö, Kalmar and Karlskrona), Denmark (Copenhagen), Norway (Oslo), Italy (Turin, Brescia and Milan) and UK (London) (November and December 2005)
ü      Tango and aerobatics at The Flag National Monument (Rosario, Argentina, November 2006)
ü       European tour playing in halls, cultural centres and milongas of Sweden (Olofstrom, Karlshamn, Ronneby, Uppsala, Västeras, and Karlskrona) Norway (Trondheim and Oslo), Italy (Turin, Brescia and Milan) and UK (London) (January and February 2007)
ü       Latin Festival of Trondheim (Norway, January 2007)                                                     ü       "Tango mundial" theater "La Comedia" with Rodolfo Cholo Montironi and the norwegian Kare Simonsen, Sveinung Lillebjerka and "Tangueros del norte" (Rosario, Argentina, October 2007)                                                                                       ü       European tour playing in halls, cultural centres and milongas of Sweden (Karlshamn, Vasteras, Ostersund, Gotemburgo, Karlskrona y Kalmar), Norway (Oslo), Denmark (Copenhagen) and UK (London and Leeds). (January and February 2008)                    ü       Theater Príncipe de Asturias (Centro Cultural Parque Espańa), launch of cd "Gauchita sueca" , (Rosario, Argentina, March 2008)                                                           ü       European tour playing in cultural centres and milongas of Denmark (Copenhagen), Sweden (Uppsala, Vasteras, Kalmar, Kalrshamn and Stockholm), Norway (Oslo), Italy (Brescia, Lucca and Florence) and UK (London). (January and February 2009)    ü       In the 40^th anniversary of “A todo tango” by Gerardo Quilici at the Theatre "Principe de Asturias" , Parque de Espańa, special guest Rodolfo "Cholo" Montironi (Rosario, Argentina, December 2009)
ü       European tour performing in halls, and milongas of Sweden (Malmo, Västeras, Kalmar, Gothemburg and Stockholm), Italy (Naples, Florence, Milan and Udine) and UK (London) (February 2010)

With Javier Fioramonti (guitar):

ü       Milongas of London, Bristol, Reading, etc. (UK, November 2002, September and October 2003, September and November 2004, July and August 2005, July and September 2006, June and July 2007, July 2008, July 2009, and March and July 2010))
ü       National Theatre of London (UK, September 2004, July 2005, July and September 2006, June 2007, July 2008 and July 2010)
ü       Milongas of Berlin, Munich (Germany, October 2003)
ü       Milongas of Karlskrona (Sweden, October 2004)
ü       Milongas of Rosario (Argentina, February 2005, December 2008)
ü       Latin Festival, Trondheim (Norway, January 2006)
ü       Royal Festival Hall, Foyer Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (UK, February 2006)
ü       Stand Argentine Embassy at The Royal Show, Warwickshire (UK, July 2006 and July 2007)
ü      Tango on Iceland, Tango Festival at Reykjavik (Iceland, August 2006)

With the “Youth Tango Orchestra of the National University of Rosario” directed by the master Domingo Federico:

ü       Rosario’s Central Post Office (Argentina, 1997)
ü       Cultural Centre Gral. San Martín (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997)
ü       Theatre “El Círculo” (Rosario, Argentina, on several occasions)
ü       “Sheraton” hotel (Buenos Aires, 1997)
ü       Tour of Germany, Switzerland and Holland (1998)
ü       Theatre “Príncipe de Asturias” (Rosario, Argentina, on several occasions)
ü       Rosario Town Amphitheatre “Humberto de Nito” (Rosario, Argentina, 1998)
ü       Rosario and outskirts halls and local TV (Argentina)

With the “Youth Tango Orchestra of the National University of Rosario” as coordinator, musical assistant and 1st. bandoneon:

ü       Homage to Domingo Federico at “Germinal” Foundation (Rosario, Argentina, 2000)
ü       Homage to Domingo Federico at the “Príncipe de Asturias” Theatre (Rosario, Argentina, 2000)
ü       Fifth World Tango Summit, with Osvaldo Requena as guest director (Rosario, Argentina, 2000)
ü       “20 songs of the 20th Century” at the National Monument to the Flag (Rosario, Argentina, 2001)

With “Camandulaje” quintet:

ü       “El Círculo” Theatre (Rosario, Argentina, on several occasions)
ü       “Príncipe de Asturias” Theatre (Rosario, Argentina, on several occasions)
ü       Auditorium “Fundación Astengo” together with Rodolfo “Cholo” Montironi (Rosario, Argentina,1995)
ü       “20 songs of the 20th Century” at the National Monument to the Flag (Rosario, Argentina,1999)
ü       Rosario and outskirts halls and pubs, local TV and “Solo tango” Channel (Argentina)
ü       International congresses

With the trio “Corniero- Daija- Quilici”:

ü       Halls and Radio stations of Athens (Greece, 1992 and 1993)
ü       Corinth University (Corinth, Greece, 1993)

With “Borges-Tango, encuentro a orillas de un sueńo” (Encounter on the shore of a dream):

ü       Granada Tango Festival (Spain, 1999)
ü       Tour of Andalusia (Spain, 1999)
ü       “National Tango Meet” (Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, Argentina, 1999)
ü       “Príncipe de Asturias” theatre (Rosario, Argetnina, 1999)

With the “World Tango Orchestra” directed by Rodolfo Mederos:

ü       “El Círculo” Theatre, during the Fifth World Tango Summit (Rosario, Argentina, 2000)

With Noelia Moncada (vocals) & Pablo Covacevich (guitar):

ü       Cosquín Festival (Córdoba, Argentina, 2002)
ü       “Buenos Aires Tango Festival”, Gral. San Martín Theatre (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002)
ü       Halls and pubs of Rosario, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, etc.(Argentina)

With Enrique Gule (guitar):

ü       “100 years of Julio Vanzo” at Castagnino Museum (Rosario, Argentina, 2001)
ü       Halls, pubs and milongas of Rosario, Argentina

With Juanjo Passo (guitar)

ü       Halls and milongas of Sweden, Denmark and England (September and October 2002)
ü       Radio “Malmö” (Sweden, September 2002)
ü       Halls and milongas of Sweden (August and September 2003, July to November 2004, August 2005)

With “Tangarte”:

ü       Halls and milongas of Sweden and Denmark (September and October 2002)
ü       Halls and milongas of Sweden (August and September 2003, July to November 2004)
ü       Spectacle “Ecos de Tango” directed by Marcela Troncoso. (Malmö, Sweden,October 2004)

With Mauricio Vuoto (piano):

ü       Halls and milongas of Lisbon (Portugal, November 2002)

With Hernán Lugano (piano):

ü       Halls and pubs of Bariloche (Argentina, January and February 2003)
ü       Milongas of Köln, Nuremberg (Germany, September 2004)
ü       Örebro Tango Festival (Sweden, August 2004)
ü       Malmö Festival as trio “Metatango” (Sweden, August 2004)

With Adrián Fioramonti (guitar):

ü       Milongas and pubs of Lucca (Italy, October 2003)

With Bárbara Varassi (piano):

ü       Milonga “Buenos Aires Tango” of Florence (Italy, October 2003)

With Daniel Turano (piano) & Roberto Amerise (guitar) as “Tango platense”

ü       Krokstrand Festival (Sweden, July 2004)
ü       Halls and milongas of Malmö, Gothenburg, etc (Sweden, 2004 and 2007)
ü       Rättvik Festival (Sweden, July 2005)
ü      Tango on Iceland, Tango Festival at Reykjavik (Iceland, September 2006)

With Octavio Brunetti (piano):

ü       Milongas of New York (USA, 2007 and 2008)                                                    ü       Milongas of Rosario (Argentina, 2008)

With Raúl Salani (bandoneon), Alberto Fernández (vocal) and staff:

ü       "Tango y vino" Baja California (Mexico, 2007)

As soloist:

ü       Together with the actor Emilio Lenski, in the play “Volvé candor, volvé...” (Rosario, Argentina, 1996 to 2003)
ü       With the tango-dancers “Marcelo & Yanina” (Rosario, Argentina, 1996)
ü       Tour of Ushuaia and Calafate (Argentina, 1997)
ü       With the tango-dancers “Diego y Gabriela” in the spectacle “Romantic tango” (Rosario, Argentina, 1997)
ü       With Caio Viale & the Rosario Chamber Orchestra directed by Fernando Ciraolo (Rosario, Argentina, 2000)
ü       Books presentations of Reinaldo Sietecase, Raúl Acosta, Tania Cybulsky, Andrés Pierucci , Rubén Plaza and Federico Andahazi
ü       Teaching live performances at Primaries and Secondary Schools of Argentina and Europe
ü       European tours (1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
ü      Nordic House and Idno Theatre at Reyjkavik (Iceland, 2005)                              ü       "Tango con altura", with a group of circus and acrobatic "Circaletta" , Fair communities, at the National Monument to the Flag (Rosario, Argentina, November 2008)

With Cristian Gustaffson (bandoneon), Darío Grandinetti (text):

ü       National Monument to the Flag, Argentina bicentennial event (May 25th 2010)

Recordings:

With “Los Tauras” quartet in live at “Big Audio” Studio to FM “Vida” of Rosario (1996)

CD with the “Youth Tango Orchestra of the National University of Rosario” directed by the master Domingo Federico. Edited by the Municipality of Rosario (1996)

With “Camandulaje” quintet en el CD “Tango Rosarino” edited by Melopea and the Municipality of Rosario (1997)

CD “Rasgo” with “Los Tauras” quartet. Includes all own compositions. Independent edition (2000)

CD “Paredón y después... tango” with Noelia Moncada & Pablo Covacevich. Independent edition (2001)

CD “Volvé candor, volvé...” as soloist together with the actor Emilio Lenski. Independent edition (2001)

As guest musician in CDs of Nestor Mozzoni, Caio Viale, “La brújula”, Angelito Pulice, Pedro Reńé and Mariel Martínez.

Live recording with “Los Tauras”, “Camandulaje”, the “Youth Tango Orchestra of the National University of Rosario” directed by the master Domingo Federico, Juanjo Passo, Javier Fioramonti, “Metatango”, “Tango platense”, etc. (on several occasions, not edited)

With “Tangarte” in Malmö (Sweden), not edited (2002)

CD “żBailamos?” with “Los Tauras” quintet. Independent edition (2003)

CD "Los ranas" (tango + electronic) Recorded in London (England, 2003) and Rosario (Argentina, 2005). Independent edition (2006)

CD "En vivo en Europa" with "Los Tauras" quintet. Independent edition (2006)

As a soloist (on several occasions, not edited)

CD "Gauchita sueca" Carlos Quilici and his own quintet Los Tauras. Edited by Editorial Municipal de Rosario (2008)

Instrumental compositions:

Milonga pa´l flaco Tell

Dulce voz

A Mario Gómez

Tatán

Gorro, bandera y vincha

Corazón de calesita

Domingueando

Milongacita

La sexta

Alunada

Aquel candor

Prontuario

La nona

Arrabal vikingo

Rango reo (with Javier Fioramonti)

Sanating (with Javier Fioramonti)

Medio chapita

Josefin

Diosa perdida

Gauchita sueca

Verano en Rosario (with Javier Fioramonti & Mariano Braun)

Locro (with Javier Fioramonti & Mariano Braun)

Relojeao (with Javier Fioramonti & Mariano Braun)

El fueye de Londres (with Javier Fioramonti & Mariano Braun)

La gran Montironi

Malenita

Milonguerita candombera

Mojada

Bulinazo

Besos robados

Cancha barrosa

Compositions in collaboration with lyricists:

Lavate el aserrín (with Andrés Pierucci)

La misma sombra (with Andrés Pierucci)

El mismo bar (with Andrés Pierucci)

Bandoneón (with Rogel de Niz)

Geriátrico (with Armando Del Fabro)

La mas hermosa mina (with Omar Fernández)

De Crespón (with Andrés Pierucci)

-To watch videos on live click on:

Milonguero viejo (Carlos Quilici & Los Tauras Quintet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJL204lZlCs

Ensueńos (Carlos Quilici & Los Tauras Quintet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrsLyaD1Ogo

Independiente Club (Carlos Quilici & Los Tauras Quintet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9-tQWn-H0c

Mariposita (Carlos Quilici - Javier Fioramonti)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzdN2e7crSw

Carnaval (Carlos Quilici - Javier Fioramonti)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFAAT__FqPU

Íntimas (Carlos Quilici - Javier Fioramonti)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXnn3jt4hQs

La cumparsita (Carlos Quilici & Los Tauras quintet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OTPWkxdEP4

Gauchita sueca (Carlos Quilici & Los Tauras quintet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sxSMQmmOII

La revancha (Carlos Quilici & Los Tauras quintet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lz8b1OPbhI

Personal Data

Address: Alem 2515 - (2000) Rosario – Argentina

Phone: 0054 (0) 341 4811831

Phone/Fax: 0054 (0) 341 4827111

E-mail: carlosquilici@hotmail.com - carquilici@gmail.com

Web site: www.taurastango.com.ar

Date and place of birth: 14 / 9 / 1967 - Rosario, Argentina

August 2010