The duo emerged virtually over the pandemi c\, where they began to develop and conceive of their first album\, Bach e n Bandoneó\;n. This concept became a reality in December 2021\, when it was recorded over a weekend in the Iglesia de la Congregació\;n Evangé\;lica Alemana de Buenos Aires in Argentina. The program consi sts of their own arrangements of selected works from J.S. Bach&rsquo\;s We ll-Tempered Clavier Bk I and Bk II\, their own compositions in homage to B ach\, and their own unique arrangements of classic tangos.
\nPraised for her &ldquo\;soulful bandoneó\;n&rdquo\; (Washington Classical R eview)\, Heyni Solera is a sought after bandoneonist throughout the United States and abroad. Heyni&rsquo\;s major projects include the bandoneon du o\, Avalos Solera Duo\, who released their debut album\, Bach en Bandoneon \, in 2021. Her cello/bandoneon duo\, Arco &\; Aire\, won Washington\, DC&rsquo\;s 2021 Wammie award for Best Latin Song\, for their recording of &ldquo\;La Bordona\,&rdquo\; which can be found in their EP\, Overture. H eyni is a bandoneonist for the PanAmerican Symphony Orchestra\, with whom she had her Kennedy Center debut in 2022. Also a music scholar\, she compl eted her Master&rsquo\;s in Ethnomusicology at the University of Maryland\ , and has presented her lecture\, &ldquo\;Today&rsquo\;s Women in Tango: C arving Out Spaces\,&rdquo\; throughout North America
\nOriginally fr om Olavarrí\;a\, Argentina\, Rodrigo Avalos is a composer\, bandoneo n and guitar player. He has a long career in music\, having made numerous international tours and having played with musicians such as Victor Lavall é\;n\, José\; Colá\;ngelo\, Roberto Alvarez\, among othe rs. He has released several albums\, such as &ldquo\;La Carmen&rdquo\; wit h his own tango orchestra\, &ldquo\;Bach en Bandoneó\;n&rdquo\; for bandoneon duo\, etc. In 2023 he won the First Prize as a bandoneon player at the "Che Bandoneó\;n International Competition"\; awarded by the Argentine Tango Society at the Stowe Music Tango Festival in Vermont\, USA . He has recently been selected for a scholarship by the Fondo Nacional de las Artes to continue developing his compositions. He is also an educator as a bandoneon professor at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires Tango Or chestra.
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