PERFORMERS

Fernando Lobato (Ecuador)

Fernando Lobato was born in Ecuador, started his professional career at the age of 14 years as singer and guitar player; he studies music at the "Jose Manuel Rodrigues Institue in Cuenca-Ecuador.

At the beginning of his career he played with different famous bands, later on he created his own group called "Dynasty" which became very popular in Ecuador. During this time, he shared the stage with different singers from Latin America very famous internationally such as: Camilo Sesto, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Los Iracundos, etc.

In 1989 he travelled to Europe in order to expose his talent in different festivals performing in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, etc. At the same time he took private lessons with masters in guitar and singing like John Fillmore (flamenco) and Pere Soto (jazz) where he had improved his skills.

In 1996 he came out with his first CD. called Fernando Lobato ...con Sabor Latino!!. Which includes classics hits through Latin America such as "Guantanamera", "Besame mucho" and "Cuando Calienta el Sol". These songs contain his original arrangements with his own style and reflect his talent.

Fernando trough his professional carrier formed part of different bands that have performed in several countries of Europe. He is also guitar teacher in Latin-American style.

Sabor Latino, his band performs in parties for companies, weddings and festivals.

This band has a huge variety of rhythms and music styles such as; cumbia, salsa, bolero merengue, samba, bossanova and rumba flamenca. (Gypsy Kings)

Paul Lovato (Ecuador)

Vocals, bongos, maracas and drums.

Pául was born in Cuenca Ecuador, at a very young age he show his talent for drums and he self learned to play. In 1992 he traveled to Europe where he performed as solo in different events. He also participated as a member of different groups. In 1996 he became part of "Sabor Latino Group" and performed in different festivals in Holland, Germany and other countries.

Wiebke Pahrmann (Duitsland)

‘Variation is the source of my creativity' thinks Wiebke Pahrmann. Growing-up in Germany, she played in the Youth Big Band of Lower Saxony ‘Windmachine', and later in the BuJazzO under the direction of Peter Herbolzheimer. She spent a year in the USA gathering different musical experiences. In the States she performed with the Aquinas College Big Band, and then toured throughout Europe with the Blue Lake International Big Band. For a few years now, she has been living in the heart of Amsterdam, where she studied jazz at the Conservatory. During that period she developed her skills with Ruud Breuls, Jan Oosthof and Charly Green. It is the opinion of nearly all her peers that “Wiebke is analytical and detailed.” In the theater, she is part of the continually sold-out show of comedian Tineke Schouten. Wiebke is the smooth dancing and singing leader of the horn-section of Schouten's show. Wiebke also enjoys playing with: The Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra (bigband), mariachi band ‘Fiesta Mexicana', salsaband ‘Tropicaliente', trio ‘Charlie's Birds', the all-women band ‘Too Hot Too Handle' and of course… the swinging ‘Funk and Soul Sisters'.

Mara Tieles (violin)

Mara Tieles Cutie was born on the 13 th of January of 1986 in La Habana, Cuba . She began her musical studies in 1991 in the “Manuel Saumell” Conservatory with the professors Evelio Tieles and Maria Verdecia. In 2000 she started at the Conservatory “Amadeo Roldan” (High Musical-School) where she formed part of a “Talent Program” and graduated with distinctions.

In 2002 she moved to Barcelona , Spain , to study in the Conservatory of the Liceo with a scholarship granted for the school. In 2006 she was accepted in the Rotterdam 's Conservatory, Codarts.

In 2005 she won the third prize in the Iberoamerican Violin Competition held in La Habana, Cuba .

She has worked with important violinists like Grigori Zhislin (international soloist, violin Professor at the Royal College of Music, and visiting professor in Würzburg, Germany), Alla Voronkova (international soloist), Alexander Melnikov (soloist, and violin teacher in Helsinki, Finland), Evgenia Epshtein (member of “Aviv String Quartet”), Corrado Bolsi (member of the “Trio Kandinsky”, violin teacher in the Conservatory of the Liceo, Barcelona, Spain).

Mara has played in young orchestras in Poland , France , Germany , Italy , in “Pergine Spettacolo Aperto” ( Trento , Italy ), and The World Orchestra of Jeuneses Musicales.

In 2002 she participated on a program of the Conservatoire of the Liceo that was doing a project along with the Orquesta del Valles, in Barcelona , and cooperate with the Academia del Liceo in several occasions. She was also the concertino of the Liceo Symphony Orchestra from 2002 until 2004.

From 2003 she has formed part of the Chamber Orchestra, and the Symphony Orchestra of Vila Seca, Spain . Also she has been a member of the Mendelssohn Orchestra in Holland , and Codarts Symphony Orchestra. She has been conducted for Arie van Beek, Hans Leenders, Guerassim Voronkov, Julian Lombana, Ros Marbá, and Jordi Mora.

Mara Tieles is a former student from the excellent Dutch violinist Cristiaan Bor, and now is currently studying the Master in Music with Professor Gordan Nikolic and Micha Molthoff at the Codarts Conservatorium.

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