LORENA GARAY: Classical, Spanish and Latin Guitarist

TRIO SURCARI

Members Biographies

Lorena Garay, a native of Puerto Rico, loves to perform music with a strong Spanish guitar flavor, both as a soloist and a multi-instrumentalist, in various Latin groups. Coming from a Latin music background, she is also trained in classical guitar with a Master of Music degree from The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford, CT and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. Her guitar arrangements and compositions beautifully blend the classical guitar with Latin rhythms. This is a unique feature of her style. Her most important performances include Princeton University, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. At the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Lorena was the opening act for renowned guitar duo Strunz and Farrah.

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.

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. Most of the string, wind and percussion instruments he plays are crafted by him. 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.