Praised for her “soulful bandoneón” (Washington Classical Review), Heyni Solera is a sought-after bandoneonist in Washington, D.C.
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Radio Interview (Current Artwork)
Medium: audio
Year: 2021
Details: 45 minute
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For the past seven years, Heyni Solera and Maxfield Wollam-Fisher have been actively working together in bringing live tango music to the Washington D.C. area through their performances with Da Capo Tango.
Their collaboration led to their unique instrumentation as a cello/bandoneon duo. This dynamic duo focuses on playing tangos not commonly played on the dance floor and tangos written by composers who are alive today. Their mission is to foster a sense of community and collaboration between tango musicians, organizers, and dancers. They also provide outreach to new audiences that may not be aware of tango’s resurgence by working with directors and artists from other genres. In 2021, Arco & Aire released their first EP, Overture, whose track, “La Bordona” won the Best Latin Song for the 2022 Wammie Awards.
Their collaboration led to their unique instrumentation as a cello/bandoneon duo. This dynamic duo focuses on playing tangos not commonly played on the dance floor and tangos written by composers who are alive today. Their mission is to foster a sense of community and collaboration between tango musicians, organizers, and dancers. They also provide outreach to new audiences that may not be aware of tango’s resurgence by working with directors and artists from other genres. In 2021, Arco & Aire released their first EP, Overture, whose track, “La Bordona” won the Best Latin Song for the 2022 Wammie Awards.
Medium: album
Year: 2021
Bach en Bandoneon
Originally conceived in 2020, Bach en Bandoneon, is a collaboration between bandoneonist Rodrigo Avalos and Heyni Solera.
The idea first began when Rodrigo and Heyni virtually recorded Bach’s Fugue No.16 from the 2nd book of the Well-Tempered Clavier for Heyni’s mini-series, "Today’s Tango with Heyni". The duo discovered that they enjoyed working together, and throughout 2020 they both arranged four of Bach’s preludes and fugues from the WTC. They also decided to each compose a Prelude and Fugue in homage to Bach. Once Argentina opened its borders to foreigners, Heyni was able to fly to Buenos Aires in late November of 2021. That month they spent together consisted of marathon rehearsals, composition, and adjusting to their arrangements. Those weeks of intense preparation culminated in two days of recording in the church, Iglesia de la Congregación Evangélica Alemana de Buenos Aires, which created a beautiful resonance that can be heard in the album. The Avalos-Solera duo successfully completed a tour in the United States in 2022, and a tour in Buenos Aires in March of 2023.
The idea first began when Rodrigo and Heyni virtually recorded Bach’s Fugue No.16 from the 2nd book of the Well-Tempered Clavier for Heyni’s mini-series, "Today’s Tango with Heyni". The duo discovered that they enjoyed working together, and throughout 2020 they both arranged four of Bach’s preludes and fugues from the WTC. They also decided to each compose a Prelude and Fugue in homage to Bach. Once Argentina opened its borders to foreigners, Heyni was able to fly to Buenos Aires in late November of 2021. That month they spent together consisted of marathon rehearsals, composition, and adjusting to their arrangements. Those weeks of intense preparation culminated in two days of recording in the church, Iglesia de la Congregación Evangélica Alemana de Buenos Aires, which created a beautiful resonance that can be heard in the album. The Avalos-Solera duo successfully completed a tour in the United States in 2022, and a tour in Buenos Aires in March of 2023.
Medium: album
Year: 2022
Kennedy Center Arts Across America Feature
A snippet from my performance for the Kennedy Center's Arts Across America project. As a former Creative Worker at Joe's Movement Emporium, I was invited to be a part of this beautiful showcase of artists still finding ways to create amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The song featured here is Po' Moner Got a Home a Last by Hall Johnson. This piece encompasses the sorrows and the needed release of pain that was so prevalent in 2020.
Year: 2020
Harlem Opera Festival Highlights
Here is a compilation video of my performance at the Harlem Opera Festival in partnership with Opera Ebony and The Harlem Opera. I was honored to have been invited based upon my 1st place win as a Youth Artist in the 2021 Benjamin Matthews Vocal Competition.
Year: 2022
Nazarene Maloney is a young artist who has dedicated herself to making her passion for classical music her career. During her primary and secondary education, Nazarene expressed a deep affection for music; specifically, singing. After earning her Associate’s Degree in Music from Prince George’s Community College, she continued on to Morgan State University where she flourished participating in Opera @ Morgan, with roles as Papagena (W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte) and Maria La O (Ernesto Lecuona's Maria La O).
Seth Ebersole is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator residing in Waldorf, MD. Seth moved to Southern Maryland in late 2022. He has had success as a freelance musician, having appeared and recorded with such world-renown artists as Etienne Charles, Terell Stafford, and Justin Lee-Schultz. In 2018, Seth released his debut record “Sometimes I’m Happy” featuring performances from Rodney Whitaker, Diego Rivera, and Randy Napoleon.