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Visiting Artist Series
SURVEY OF COLOMBIAN MUSIC FROM
THE ANDES REGION
Bambuco, Danza, Pasillo & Valses
Yohhany Diaz — Trumpet & Hector Vargas - Piano
Diaz and Vargas are offering a talk and recital where they are performing works of the colombian traditional
music like the bambuco and the pasillo, including some works by composers of their hometown Quindio
Department and the country. They are talking about the adaptation of this music to the Trumpet and piano for-
mat.
Yohanny Diaz
He was born in Calarca, Colombia. Began his music learning in the local band of his birthplace, and after that he
worked in several bands of the department. He has performed with orquestras of salsa, bolero and cuban music
on tours in Europe and USA.
He is gratuated in music degree of the Technologic University of Pereira, Colombia.
Nowadays he is dedicated to teach in the local school of music in Calarca and the management of his company
Feeling Producciones.
Héctor Vargas
He was born in Calarca, Colombia. He studied in the Fine Arts Institute of University of Quindio in Armenia and
is graduated in music degree of the Technologic University of Pereira, Colombia. He has participated in interna-
tional music festivals like La via dei Concerti in Italy, Santa Catarina Music Festival FEMUSC in Brasil and Suzuki
Festival of Peru in Lima.
He is a piano teacher in the Fine Arts Institute of the University of Quindio and the Local School of Music of
Calarca.
Monday, July 23 Clinic
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Berk Hall 1A
1140 Boylston Street
MUSIC
Sponsored by LMS SIS
Coordinated by Oscar Stagnaro
Student Coordinator: Joana Obieta
SURVEY OF COLOMBIAN MUSIC FROM
THE ANDES REGION
Bambuco, Danza, Pasillo & Valses
Yohhany Diaz — Trumpet & Hector Vargas - Piano
Diaz and Vargas are offering a talk and recital where they are performing works of the colombian traditional
music like the bambuco and the pasillo, including some works by composers of their hometown Quindio
Department and the country. They are talking about the adaptation of this music to the Trumpet and piano for-
mat.
Yohanny Diaz
He was born in Calarca, Colombia. Began his music learning in the local band of his birthplace, and after that he
worked in several bands of the department. He has performed with orquestras of salsa, bolero and cuban music
on tours in Europe and USA.
He is gratuated in music degree of the Technologic University of Pereira, Colombia.
Nowadays he is dedicated to teach in the local school of music in Calarca and the management of his company
Feeling Producciones.
Héctor Vargas
He was born in Calarca, Colombia. He studied in the Fine Arts Institute of University of Quindio in Armenia and
is graduated in music degree of the Technologic University of Pereira, Colombia. He has participated in interna-
tional music festivals like La via dei Concerti in Italy, Santa Catarina Music Festival FEMUSC in Brasil and Suzuki
Festival of Peru in Lima.
He is a piano teacher in the Fine Arts Institute of the University of Quindio and the Local School of Music of
Calarca.
Monday, July 23 Clinic
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Berk Hall 1A
1140 Boylston Street
MUSIC
Sponsored by LMS SIS
Coordinated by Oscar Stagnaro
Student Coordinator: Joana Obieta
