SURCARI
Members Biographies
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| Lorena Garay, a native of Puerto Rico,
plays guitar music that reflects her unique background - her roots in Latin
music and her formal training in classical guitar at the Hartt School of Music
and the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. Lorena's guitar arrangements and
compositions beautifully blend the classical influence with her Latino sound.
Lorena has traveled all along the U.S. east coast and Puerto Rico performing,
both as a soloist and a multi-instrumentalist, in various Latin groups. Her
most important performances include Princeton University, Philadelphia Museum
of Art, and Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. Lorena has received numerous
awards and has two recordings available.
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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, the
Smithsonian Institute are among the most prestigious venues where he has performed. In
Boston Symphony Hall, he performed with the Boston Pops. In the National
Cathedral, he performed with world-renowned soprano Denise
Graves. Eugenio's former group Guamary participated in the soundtrack for
the BBC documentary "Flight of the Condor". He 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 group Altiplano, and is an extremely accomplished musician
who performs on musical instruments from around the world. Tany crafts
most of the string, wind and percussion instruments he plays. He has
participated in various international events such as concerts, festivals,
workshops and seminars throughout Europe, Latin 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" their compact disc selling over 25,000 copies worldwide.
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