Raul Jaurena, bandoneon
	Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Mr. Jaurena studied bandoneon with his father from a very early age, performing with a children’s tango orchestra at the age of eight.  When only 15 years old, he became a member of the popular Donato Raciatti Orchestra of Uruguay.  He graduated with honors from the National Conservatory of Uruguay, where he composed his own work for bandoneon for the Symphony of Montevideo.  Mr. Jaurena has accompanied some of tango’s most prominent singers, notably Roberto Goyeneche, Edmundo Rivero, Agustin Irusta, among others.  He spent many years performing throughout Latin America, specifically in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, and Mexico.  In Brazil, he recorded for RCA Victor, and in Mexico he performed for Televisa. In Venezuela, he performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and presented his own work, Motivos de Tango, with the National Philharmonic of Venezuela.  In Brazil and France he recorded for films.  In the United States since 1988, Mr. Jaurena has led his own group in performances at the Lincoln Center, American Music Theater Festival, and the Ethnic and Folk Music Festival in Washington, DC.  He has performed with Astor Piazzolla’s Sextet at the Montreal Jazz Festival and on his own with the Faculty of Music at the University of Montreal. For the past five years, he has performed at the Stanford University Tango Workshop, a popular event for tango dancers throughout the United States.  In 1995, Mr. Jaurena released a recording, Cabarute, with the New York Tango Trio and, in 1997, as the Music Director of Tango Mundo, he performed in Berlin.  Currently, he is the Director of the acclaimed tango group, New York Buenos Aires Connection, which toured Europe and Russia in 1996 with the Irene Hultman Dance Company.  He has recorded with Brazilian singer Ana Caram for Chesky Records and with Paquito d’Rivera for Messidor Records. With the rise of the bandoneón on the concert and recording scene and the renewed interest in the tango-based music of Piazzolla, Jaurena’s talent has become eagerly sought after.  He recently performed with Yo-Yo Ma in Boston, with the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Hollywood Bowl Philharmonic among others.  Maestro Jaurena’s regularly performs with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra.

Diana LeGrand Sundsvold, violin
	Diana LeGrand Sundsvold was born in 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio. Studying with her mother, she started to play the violin and the piano at 2 1/2 years of age. She traveled extensively around the world with her family until settling in Italy where she studied with the Russian virtuoso Vadim Brodsky. In 1994 she was accepted into the high school program of the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) where she studied with the late Elaine Richey (former 1st violinist of the Razamousky Quartet). In 1997 she entered the Undergraduate program with a full scholarship studying with Robert Mann (founding member of the Julliard String Quartet and former 1st violinist) and with Nicholas Mann (2nd violinist of the Mendelssohn String Quartet) and received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance in June 2000. In July of 2000 she received, with an excellent evaluation, her diploma in Violin Performance from the Conservatory of Modena, Italy. That same summer she toured Europe as a soloist with the International Music Program of NCSA. In the fall of 2000, she was accepted with a full scholarship into the Graduate Program of NCSA and in June of 2002 received her Master of Music in Violin Performance.   She performs extensively as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra player in Italy and the United States of America.

Hugo Patyn, dancer
	Hugo Patyn’s love of dance started at the early age of five. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina he was trained in Argentine folklore dances, modern dance, partner technique, Flamenco, social and stage Tango. It was his passion for Argentine Tango that he exhibited a unique and artistic approach to dance that is best illustrated by body of work.  The recipient of more than 35 professional achievement awards, including the 1997 Grand Champion Festivál Folklórico de Cosquín, 1995 Hugo Del Carril Metropolitan Championship of Tango, Buenos Aires, and the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award, Carlos Gardel Festival of Los Angeles, California. He has produced, directed, and choreagraphed Argentine Tango shows, including Tango and Fire  which ran in both Buenos AiresUnited States; The US Festival Internacional de Tango Argentino; El Corazon Del Tango; and Tango Buenos Aires (for Columbia Artists).  His show credits include: Super Tango (Bueno Aires), Forever Tango (Worldwide), Laugh & Tango (US & Canada), Follies Bergere (US), Alma del Tango (Japan & Taiwan), Tango Spirit III (Japan), Passion of Tango (US), Tango Fiesta (US), Tango and Fire (Argentina-US), El Corazon del Tango (US), Tango Dreams (US & Indonesia), Fusion Tango (US), I Tango (US).Hugo has been a principal or star dancer with many famous orchestras and performers including: Color Tango Dir, Roberto Alvarez, Esemble Hyperion, Lisandro Adrover Quintet, Los Angeles Philarmonic Orchestra, Norberto Ramos, Opera PacificSymphonic Orchestra, Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires Directed by Raul Garello & Carlos Garcia, Osvaldo Requena, Ryota Komatsu, Sexteto Tango,Soloist of D’Arienzo Direc. Carlos Lazzari, AlbertoCastillo, Carlos Copes, Gloria & Eduardo Arquimbau, Josh Groban, Julio Bocca,Lisandro Adrover, Maria Graña, Osvaldo Berlingieri.  Mr.Patyn has appeared on television in many countries worldwide, including: Argentina, Italy (RAI), Japan, Mexico (Televisa), South Korea, USA (various).   He also danced in the Carlos Saura film, Tango. His coporate appearances include: Paul Mitchell, IBM, and Opera Pacific.