STAMFORD — The Roxbury Arts Group will present a concert of Colombian folk music with Fabián Gallón and Diego Bahamón Serrato at Headwaters Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12.
According to a media release, originally from the Colombian Andes, Gallón and Serrato are two masters of the tiple, a descendant of the guitar.
Considered the national instrument of Colombia, the tiple is a three quarter-sized, 12-string relative of the guitar. Its sound is described as unique, but will be familiar to fans of classical and other global folk guitar traditions.
Eduaro Carrizoa, former conductor of the National Orchestra of Colombia commented that “Tiple has in Fabián Gallón its best passionate and knowledgeable interpreter. In his hands lay the responsibility of keeping the path of the development of the technique and interpretation of the instrument.”
In 2018, Gallón was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in the Traditional Arts. Serrato’s reportedly impressive live performances have earned him countrywide acclaim as both a solo performer and bandleader.
He received top honors at the Festival Mono Nuñez (2014), where he won Best Solo Performer, as well as at Performing Music Contest of Bogota (2011).
The Headwaters Art Center is at 66 Main St. in Stamford. The doors will open at 7 p.m. Limited folding chairs will be available, but audience members are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets for the floor. The performance is free. Reservations are not required.
Visit roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607-214-6040 for more information.