Octavio Brunetti, piano
	Octavio Brunetti was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1975. He started his musical studies at the Municipal Music School in Rosario and graduated from both The National School of Music and the Pedagogical Institute of  Music, preparing him to become a piano teacher. He also studied piano and chamber music in Buenos Aires with Alicia Belleville. In 2004, he won the New York City International Tango Competition Award for Best Solo Pianist and Best Duo (Brunetti – Monk).   From 2001 – 200, he was the pianist and conductor of the Provincial Orchestra of Popular Music in Cordoba, Argentina. In 2003, when the famous bandoneón player, Osvaldo Piro, became the conductor, Octavio remained as the assistant conductor and principal arranger.  He has recorded tangos, among which the most notable are “Inquietudes” (Omar Torres Quintet), “Saludos” (Domingo Federico’s Orchestra), and “Tierra y Asfalto” (Brunetti – Carballo). In 2000, he was the pianist with the World Tango Orchestra, conducted by Rodolfo Mederos. He has played at such notable venues, such as the Teatro Colon (Mozarteum Series 1995), Teatro San Martin in Cordoba, “El Circulo” theater in Rosario, Auditorio Astengo in Rosario, Lincoln Center in New York City, at the Tango and Malambo Festival in Santa Barbara,California, the Granada Festival in Spain, the World Music Festival in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Boston Tango Festival.  He has toured in Germany, Holland, Switzerland.

Pedro Giraudo, bass
	Originally from Cordoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo moved to New York City in 1996. Since then he has become an in-demand bass player and arranger working in a great variety of musical projects. He has performed professionally with Pablo Ziegler, Kenny Garret, Marco Granados, William Cepeda, Chris Washburn, and Eternal Tango;, and recorded with Fernando Oteros X-Tango, Marta Topferova, Lucia Pulido, Mo'Guajiro & Jess Jurkovic. Pedro Giraudo has participated in various Jazz and Music Festivals throughout the United States, Europe, South America, the Caribbean and Asia and performed in venues such as The Blue Note (Japan), Birdland (Vienna), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Blue Note, Iridium, Jazz Standard, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall (NYC).

Carolina Zokalski and Diego di Falco
	Carolina ad Diego were only 20 years old when they performed on Broadway in 1997 with Forever Tango, which ran for 14 months. The show launched their international careers and led to a Tony nomination for “best choreography” and subsequent tours across the US, Europe, and Canada for the next four years. Diego started dancing at age 4 and studied under the great tango masters, Antonio Todaro, Pui Castello, Pepito Avellaneda, Juan Carlos Copes, among others.  With his creativity and fierce dedication, he is now known as a master dancer and instructor of tango.  Carolina’s dance education began with a special scholarship to dance with Carlos Copes and then to perform with him and other young artists in the documentary, Tango, produced by Robert Duval.  In 1991, she joined the National Folkloric Ballet of Argentina.  Carolina and Diego were the principal dancers and choreographers in the 1999 PBS documentary Tango Magic which was thereafter performed at Carnegie Hall in 2000 and 2001.  With Pablo Ziegler and his quintet for new tango, they danced at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Orvieto, Italy.  They have performed throughout the U.S. in countless cities across the country, including the Washington Opera House, Marquis of Broadway, and the Hollywood Bowl.  Currently, they reside in the U.S. where they promote Argentine tango through a creative and wide ranging program of instruction, which includes their own instructional DVD series, “One Step Further”. This is the couple’s first performance with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra.