December
16 at 6:00 PM Brian
Baumbusch will present Atahualpa Yupanqui's "El
payador perseguido" An
evening of Argentinean Folk Music, featuring a lecture
and presentation of exclusive video footage Northern
Argentinean Quechua folk music, then a reception with
Malbec and empanadas, and finally a performance of
Atahualpa Yupanqui's "El payador perseguido"
by American composer Brian Baumbusch.
when
Friday, December 16
from 6 pm to 9 pm
where Embassy
of Argentina
1600 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington DC 20009 (M) Dupont Circle
the
artist Brian
Baumbusch is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based
in New York who has spearheaded projects of both western
and non-western music which are considered a “cultural
treat” (Maryland Gazette). He has headlined performances
at the Clarice Smith Center of Maryland, The GALA Theatre
of Washington, Kresge Hall at MIT, Boston, and the Prado
Concert Series in Madrid, and has collaborated with musicians
such as Evan Ziporyn, Jose Luis Merlin, and I Made Bandem.
Baumbusch has lectured on composition and world music at
the University of Maryland, Union College, Holy Cross, Bard
College, and the Escuela TAI of Madrid.
