Salon

An Exciting Afternoon of World Premiere Tango

Foster

Sun, October 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM, PDT

: Bring your own drinks
: Non-alcoholic drinks provided
: Kids welcome, quiet listening still applies
Best suited for children old enough (roughly 8+) to sit through a live performance without needing to move around or talk.
Wheelchair access: Wheelchair Accessible
: Some stairs may be present in the space
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This is a groupmuse

A live concert in a living room, backyard, or another intimate space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.

Host

Barbara B.

We're so excited to bring you world premiere arrangement of Ástor Piazzolla's "Histoire du Tango". Sway and tap your foot to a wonderful string trio performing Tango and Milonga music. Whether you're a tango aficionado or just want to hear some great music, come to a unique and delightful afternoon at Tango Berretin - yes, a real tango studio!! I love their comfort and decor and dance floor! (Doors open 1:30pm with show at 2pm).

The Orchid Trio is a Portland-based string trio with a mission to share an appreciation of chamber music performance and collaboration. Founded in 2018, its members consist of violinist Siying Ge, violist Deborah Shutser, and cellist Quinn Liu.

The Orchid Trio has been performing in various venues in Portland and presents exciting performances of both classic and contemporary repertoire in concert settings. In addition to concert performances, the Orchid Trio performs for many events/venues including weddings, parties, art galleries, and wineries.
For this concert, the Orchid Trio will present some great tango music including a world premiere arrangement of "Histoire du Tango" arranged by local composer and musician, Daniel Reyes Llinás.

PROGRAM:
Milonga by Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
Por una cabeza by Carlos Gardel
Tango by Albeniz
"Histoire du Tango”by Ástor Piazzolla, arranged by Daniel Reyes Llinás
--Bordel 1900
--Café 1930

--Nightclub 1960
--Concert d'aujourd' hui

Surprise appearance by guitarist performing along with Orchid Trio an arrangement of an iconic new tango piece!

What's the music?

The Orchid Trio Violin, viola, cello, electric guitar

Tango - Isaac Albeniz
Milonga - Astor Piazzolla
Por una cabeza - Carlos Gardel
Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla
Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson

———intermission———

"Histoire du Tango” - Astor Piazzolla - arrangements by Daniel Reyes Llinás
Bordel 1900
Café 1930
Nightclub 1960
Concert d'aujourd'hui

Where does this music come from?

Tango's story runs from the brothels of 1880s Buenos Aires to concert halls worldwide, and tonight's program traces that arc.

Born in the working-class port districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, tango blended African candombe rhythms, Cuban habanera, and European immigrant music. Albéniz's Tango (1890) predates the Argentine form and is really a Spanish habanera-style piece, though its sultry rhythm made it a popular cousin to the genre. Carlos Gardel, the golden-voiced icon of the 1930s, brought tango to the world stage; Por una cabeza (1935), written for film, uses a racehorse's narrow loss as a metaphor for a gambler's weakness for love. Astor Piazzolla later revolutionized the form with his nuevo tango, fusing it with jazz and classical harmony. His Milonga, a nod to tango's lighter, older cousin, and the haunting Oblivion (1982), written for Marco Bellocchio's film Enrico IV, show his lyrical side. Blue Tango (1951) is Leroy Anderson's orchestral pop hit, which became the first instrumental to top the Billboard charts.

After intermission, Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango (1986) tells the genre's story in four movements: the raucous Bordel 1900, where tango was born as music for flute and guitar in the brothels of Buenos Aires; the more intimate, nostalgic Café 1930; the restless, modern Nightclub 1960, when Piazzolla's own experiments began to alter the form; and Concert d'aujourd'hui, a nod to tango's arrival in the concert hall. Today's arrangements are by Daniel Reyes Llinás.

Location

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