"As
guitarists, they are about as good as you can get...
they play like angels."
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The Santa Fe Guitar Quartet (SFG4), from Santa Fe, Argentina,
is an innovative guitar ensemble whose repertoire ranges from
Baroque works to modern tangos. The group is strongly committed
to the performance of Latin American music, having presented
exciting new works to a large audience worldwide.
Their
full sound is similar to a small string orchestra and was praised
by the Washington Post as "big, warm, round and clear."
The quartet's addition of the six-string contrabass along with
the occasional use of other instruments and percussive effects
broaden the range and sound palate of the typical guitar ensemble.
Combining
the individual talents of two Argentineans and two North Americans,
the group has been touring internationally since 1989, both
in recital and with orchestra. The Santa Fe Guitar Quartet has performed for sold-out
houses throughout North and South America including Lincoln
Center and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
The Organization of American States, Partners of the Americas,
Mid-America Arts Alliance, Community Concerts, Texas Commission
for the Arts, and Allied Concerts have all sponsored the quartet
in the United States. In 1997, the Argentinean Institute for
Excellence (Instituto Argentino de la Excelencia) awarded the
Santa Fe Guitar Quartet the prestigious First Prize of Excellence.
The
ensemble's recordings continue to receive enthusiastic reviews
throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Their
latest recording, a collection of music representing the diverse
expression of composers living throughout the Americas, further
demonstrates that the Santa Fe Guitar Quartet is a living example of the merging
of the Americas through music.
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