Great tune by Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota arranged by Carlos Boltes for the Charango

Generosity by Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota

Baila Caporal

Gonzalo Cortes and Ignace Ugarte, Flutes
Scott Hill, guitar
Carlos Boltes, charango
Christina Gevert, chajchas

Tristeza Incaica by hermanos Marquez

Palimpsesto by Horacio Salinas

Farewell to a love one in this harsh times of pandemia.

Farewell by Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota

Very nice piece by Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota. Imagen that I'm playing at the Cathedral of St Povilas and Petras in Vilnius, Lituania!

Gratitude

Beautiful piece by Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota, the dream of no more hunger and poverty in this world!!

Dream

Vocalise written for the Alturas Duo, viola and guitar by the great Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota

Vocalise by Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota

Azul from Suite III op.36, Nr.9 for viola by Sergio Parotti dedicated to Carlos Boltes. 2020

Azul from Suite III op.36, Nr.9 for viola by Sergio Parotti

Wonderful piece written in this Pandemia dedicated to Carlos Boltes

A Meadow Calls by Garth Baxter dedicated to Carlos Boltes

Mr. Boltes was born in Santiago de Chile, where he began his musical studies learning charango from his brother, Giovanni Vaccani. Later, he joined the Chilean group, Barrocco Andino with which he made numerous recordings as well as touring widely throughout Chile and South America. He has a performance degree from the Catholic University of Chile and a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in viola interpretation. His main teachers have been: Enrique López, Atar Arad and Larry Dutton (Emerson String Quartet). He has been principal violist of the Santiago Municipal Chamber Orchestra and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. He has recorded for Naxos, Brioso and CBS Records. In the year 2000, he formed the Duo Alturas together with Canadian guitarist, Scott Hill. In the intervening years the Duo has premiered more than 50 new works and has performed in Canada, the US, Central and South America and Europe. He has performed extensively with Andean wind specialist, Gonzalo Cortes as well as with the remarkable French pianist and singer, Alexandra Aubert, with whom he has toured Chile and the United States. Mr. Boltes has been awarded the Individual Scholarship of Artists of the Boston Fund and an Achievement Scholarship from the Andes Foundation and also received the "Latino de Oro" award from Connecticut 2010, currently Mr. Boltes is a professor at The New Old Music School in West Hartford, CT.

A Meadow Calls by Garth Baxter dedicated to Carlos Boltes

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