Chamber Music Ensemble Alturas Duo Performs Live on Facebook May

Naugatuck CT

28 April, 2021

11:32 AM

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NEW BRITAIN, CT - The Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present the acclaimed chamber music ensemble Alturas Duo in concert on Friday May 7, at 8 p.m. EST. The performance will be broadcast live on the Orchestra's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ctvirtuosi). "Alturas Duo is unique in that they bring a mix of multicultural influences - South America meets the North - in what is a fusion of ideas and musical elements; and they are good at it," said Adrian Sylveen, Artistic Director of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. "This is what we need to do as people. We need to make our lives richer by experiencing each other. We live on one planet, and we all speak the human language. Carlos and Scott prove that we are one - no matter where we come from." Praised by The Washington Post as playing with "marvelous virtuosity," Alturas Duo is recognized as one of the most engaging ensembles performing chamber music today. Bringing together the worlds of South American folk, Western classical, and contemporary music, guitarist Scott Hill and violist and charango player Carlos Boltes have performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Central and South America to great acclaim. With its unusual combination of viola, charango, and guitar; Alturas Duo creates spirited and passionate programs that move with ease between the Baroque of Bach, South American melodies and rhythms learned through the oral tradition, and newly commissioned repertoire. Their performances oscillate from the beautiful and serene to strong and pulsating, taking audiences on a journey to new musical heights. The name Alturas, Spanish for "heights," is derived from the poem "Alturas de Macchu Picchu" by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Scott Hill, a native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, has performed with orchestras, choirs, instrumentalists, and vocalists throughout Canada, United States, Europe, and South America as a soloist and chamber musician. In addition to his work with the Alturas Duo, Elqui and ADAA trios, he is a Play USA Carnegie Hall Teaching Artist through his work with the INTAKE organization, and maintains a private teaching studio in Avon, CT. Scott earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Lakehead University and a Master's Degree in Guitar Performance and a Graduate Professional Diploma in chamber performance from the Hartt School of Music. Carlos Boltes was born in Santiago, Chile where he began his musical studies by learning the charango from his brother Giovanni Vaccani, later mastering that instrument while touring extensively throughout South America as a member of the Chilean group Barrocco Andino. Carlos has served as Principal Violist of the Orquesta de Cámara del Teatro Municipal de Santiago and Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. He has recorded for Naxos, Brioso, and CBS Records. In 2010, Carlos received the Connecticut 2010 "Latino de Oro" award. In addition to his work with the Alturas Duo, Elqui and ADAA trios, Mr. Boltes teaches privately and is on the faculty of the Mancera Festival in Valdivia, Chile. While the Alturas Duo concert is a free online event, tax-deductible gifts to support the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra's work and world-class musicians are welcomed. Donations are accepted directly on the Orchestra's website. For more information on upcoming events, visit www.thevirtuosi.org. Support for the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra's Facebook Live broadcasts is provided by a generous Catalyst Grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain.