The Milford Arts Center will host Argentine guitar duo Silvana Saldaña and Javier Bravo on May 20 at 8 p.m. with a masterclass on May 21 at 9:30 a.m. The duo’s appearance is sponsored by the The Milford Bank.
Contributed photoMILFORD — Argentine guitar duo Silvana Saldaña and Javier Bravo will be making their return to Milford after 16 years.
The Milford Arts Center (The MAC) will host the duo — who last appeared in Milford in 2006 — on May 20 at 8 p.m. with a masterclass on May 21 at 9:30 a.m. The duo’s appearance is sponsored by the The Milford Bank.
“I think this is a wonderful show to welcome guests back inside the MAC,” said Meg Carriero, Marketing Specialist for the MAC. “I unfortunately was not at the show back in 2006 but I think after 16 years it’s time for them to return here to our stage.”
Youth younger than 18 accompanied by an adult can attend for free. Carriero says this is an investment in the future of the arts.
“The arts will not have artists or patrons of the arts without the youth of today being exposed to high quality artists now,” she said. “Now is the time to cultivate the love of the arts in our youth and this is a wonderful step in helping that.
“As a mother myself I am so proud of this initiative. We have had to reschedule a couple of times due to the pandemic, but the third time's the charm,” she added.
Silvana Saldaña and Javier Bravo — both honors graduates of Manuel de Falla Conservatory and the University Institute of Art — have performed as a duo and as soloists in major halls of Argentina, the United States, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Holland, France, Paraguay, Germany, Switzerland and Uruguay.
They have premiered works by contemporary Argentine composers and performed live on radio and television.
Saldaña and Bravo are professors of guitar in Buenos Aires at the Superior Conservatories Astor Piazzolla, Manuel de Falla and at the National University of Art, also offering master classes. Their latest CD recordings feature works by Latin American composers and original music by Bravo.
Tickets for both are on sale now. For more information or to reserve your table now, visit milfordarts.org.