Duo CRIOLLO

Duo Criollo,
Donna Lively Clark and
Sebastián Zambrana

Duo Criollo was established in March of 2002 in Buenos Aires during Donna Clark's first visit to Argentina. The creation of this international duo team is a result of the research, travels, and commissions made possible through the Creative Renewal Fellowship awarded to Donna Clark by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and funded by the Lilly Endowment. Duo Criollo specializes in music native to Argentina. Their concerts include original compositions by Mr. Zambrana, music of Astor Piazzolla, new compositions for viola and guitar by other Argentine composers, and traditional tangos. In July and August of 2002, Duo Criollo performed it's inaugural concerts in Buenos Aires and on Radio National of Argentina. This was followed by a South American and US tour in 2003 and another US tour in 2004 including a New York debut concert. (See review below.) The duo is featured on a CD recently released by Centaur Records called "Una Viola Porteña". Duo Criollo is available for high powered formal concerts when Mr. Zambrana travels to the US to concertize.