SURCARI
Members Biographies
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| Lorena Garay,
a native of Puerto Rico, holds a Master of Music degree Summa Cum Laude from
The Hartt School of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree Summa Cum Laude from
the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. Lorena's guitar arrangements and
compositions beautifully blend the classical influence with her Latin sound. She
has self-produced two albums: “La Guitarra de Puerto Rico”, a featured CD of the
Greater Hartford Arts Council's 2004 United Arts Gift Giving Campaign, and “Surcari”,
which recently won a JPF Third Place Music Award. Other awards received by Ms.
Garay include: the Latino de Oro 2009 Music Award, the Hartt School Guitar
Department Award, and the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico String
Department Gold Medal.
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| Eugenio (Chico) Huanca, a native of
Chile, has devoted his life to playing music from the Andes. Eugenio has
traveled all over South, Central and North America performing on national
television in each country he visited. Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the
Smithsonian Institute are among the most prestigious venues where he has performed. At Boston Symphony Hall, he performed with the Boston Pops. At the National
Cathedral, he performed with world-renowned soprano Denise
Graves. Eugenio's former group Guamary participated in the soundtrack for
the PBS documentary "Flight of the Condor". Mr. Huanca has also
performed with groups, such as Altiplano, Flor de Caña, Sol y Canto, Andes Manta, and Viva Quetzal.
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| Estanislao (Tany) Cruz, a native of
Chile, has been performing music professionally for over 25 years. He is
co-founder of the international Chilean group Altiplano. Tany is an extremely accomplished musician
who performs on musical instruments from around the world. He crafts
most of the string, wind and percussion instruments he plays. Mr. Cruz has
participated in various international events, such as concerts, festivals,
workshops and seminars throughout Europe, South America, North America and
Azerbaijan. Tany's former group Altiplano of Chile, in collaboration with
the Skruk Chorus of Norway, won a Platinum Award for "Deja Libre Mis
Flautas", which sold over 25,000 copies worldwide.
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