Abriendo y Cerrando
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Song Title | Time | Price | |
1. | Rocio (Arr. for Bandoneon by Shinjoo Cho) | 03:32 | $0.99 |
2. | Abriendo y cerrando | 03:33 | $0.99 |
3. | Attention Deficit Distorter | 01:30 | $0.99 |
4. | Respite | 02:15 | $0.99 |
5. | Scalabrini Ortiz y Honduras | 02:42 | $0.99 |
Abriendo y Cerrando, Shinjoo Cho’s first solo album for bandoneon, features both her original compositions and arrangements. Recorded in Argentina in 2024, this album exhibits Shinjoo’s search for a new language for bandoneon outside of its emblematic role in the tango genre and the making of a composer and performer whose musical passage encompasses Asia, North America, and South America. Guest composers and performers include Alban Bailly and Antonio Boyadjian.
Buoyed by experience and tradition, Cho approaches the bandoneon’s intricacies with affection and curiosity which is evident in the playful chaos of Attention Deficit Distorter and Rocío, an organ-like treatment of the iconic Korean protest song Morning Dew (아침 이슬). Improvisatory influences and tango’s percussive usage of bandoneon are present in all her pieces. Both Cho’s compositions and her playing exude a deep sincerity and masterful control of pace which invites the listener to experience the breath of the reeds as the instrument flexes, snaps, and stretches.
Shinjoo Cho is one of the leading bandoneonists in the U.S. and is an active performer in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. She collaborates in multi-disciplinary projects as a composer, educator, improviser, and tango and ensemble musician, and explores the vast range of tango music tradition as a bandleader and member of Abaddon Sextet (NY), Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet (NY),El Sesenta Dúo (NY/Philadelphia),Solidaridad Tango (Canada), Casa del Tango Sexteto (Mexico) and Oscuro Quintet (Philadelphia). Her recent projects include Lo que vendrá, a retrospective of Astor Piazzolla’s music with 20 performers and composition for the Lewis Latimer documentary film and the web/radio episodes of WHYY’s Route 47: Historias Along a Bus Route. Shinjoo’s latest recording credits include Roads to Damascus by Kinan Abou-afach, Postales by Patricio Acevedo, and Exploratorium by Gene Coleman.