"Extended Family" :

 Contra Bass: Craig Wensell

Craig Wensell is a founding member of Tango Sur. He received his BM in Music Performance from Oklahoma State University, MM in Double Bass Performance from Florida State University, and he has recieved his DMA at Florida State University. Craig’s teachers include Melanie Punter, Evan Tonsing, Linda McKnight, John Chiego, and Jeff Bradetich. He taught orchestra and strings in the Oklahoma public schools. He has taught Double Bass at Columbus State University, Florida State University (as a Teaching Assistant to Melanie Punter). Craig has appeared on stage at Carnegie Hall, New York, September 19, 2003. In addition to playing in Tango Sur, Craig has performed in numerous music festivals including Tulsa’s Jazz on Greenwood Festival and West Palm Beach’s SunFest. During the 2002 Hot Springs Music Festival, he performed Astor Piazzola’s music with members of the Argentine National Symphony. He has also performed with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, and the Tulsa Philharmonic. Craig was a previous  member of the Tallahassee Symphony.
 





Bass: Leo Georgoulis

I was born in Athens, Greece. Over the past 27 years my rendezvous with music has brought me unending joy. I studied guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, and music theory and harmony. I took lessons from musicians of rare musical genius like Sakis Tamvakakis and Dimitris Katakouzinos. I have released CDs with the rock band En Psihro in 1996 (Sony music) and 1998 (Legend records), the art rock band Zoolixo Ligo in 1999 (E2), and tracks with other bands that have been included in CD compilations.
In addition, I worked as a studio guitarist and bassist and touring musician with some of Greece’s major rock and pop artists, including Mihalis Hadjiyiannis, George Hadjinasios, Stefanos Korkolis and others, but I have also understood the immense importance of producing music and the complexities of sound engineering, having co-owned Plus1 – my studio in Athens.
In 2001 I moved to Toronto where I continue as a professional musician and teacher.
I have also been blessed with the opportunity to share with my many students my knowledge of musical styles: from blues and rock to soul, funk, and R&B, to heavy metal and jazz. I thoroughly enjoy teaching music theory, composition, performance, and arranging; and I have developed over the years a unique method for mastering the guitar fretboard in a short period of time. I’m consistently overjoyed when I see my students’ surprise and happiness at their progress.
 

 



Clarinet, Tambourine: Copper Ferreira

Clarinetist Copper Ferreira has enjoyed a young professional career that has taken her throughout the United States and across the globe. While completing her undergraduate degree at Brevard College, Copper held the principal clarinet position in the Symphonic Winds and was invited to perform in the yearly Honor’s Recital.  She held the assistant principal clarinet position with the Brevard Chamber Orchestra for the 2002-2003 season.  She also attended the prestigious Brevard Music Center festival in Brevard, North Carolina.  Her former teachers include David Kirby and more recently, Robert Spring at Arizona State University where she completed a Masters of Music in Clarinet Performance in 2005.  Copper has served as an area clinician and adjudicator in Arizona, and she performed on Robert Spring’s latest recording, Black Dog.  In the summer of 2005, she made her international debut at the Xi’an International Clarinet and Saxophone festival in Xi’an, China.  She served as principal clarinetist with the Stratford Civic Orchestra (Ontario) for the 2005-2007 seasons. 

 

After receiving her Masters in Music Theory in 2007 from the University of Western Ontario, Copper accepted a part-time position in the theory department at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick.  While in Eastern Canada, she has also performed with the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra, the opera orchestra of Université de Moncton, the Charlottetown Festival Orchestra, and the newly formed Atlantic Wind Orchestra based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  She has served as the musical director for several community theaters and served as the musical director for the Festival by the Marsh in the summer of 2008.


 




 
Percussion (Darbuka, Tambourine, Frame Drum, Drum Set): Joel Jacobs

Joel was born in London, Ontario. By the age of 11 he was fascinated by drums. Throughout Joel's time in school, he played drums and various percussion with the school band whilst taking private lessons in drumming with various instructors. He has performed with various rock and jazz groups in the London area with great success. Currently, he is a student of Brian McHugh, a session musician taught by the best in the business. Joel is the lead percussionist in the London Concert Band which performs various concerts throughout the whole year.

 


Flute: Jennifer Baetz Chester
Jennifer was born and raised in Strathroy, Ontario and began playing flute at the age of fourteen. She excelled at music throughout high school and was accepted into the music program at the University of Western Ontario in 1995. She earned her music education degree in 1999 and returned to UWO the following year for a one-year performance diploma. Jennifer is an active freelance musician in Southwestern Ontario, having performed with Orchestra London, the Windsor Symphony, the Stratford Civic Orchestra, and the Huron Country Playhouse. She also plays regularly with classical guitarist, Kevin Love. Jennifer teaches private lessons in her home studio and periodically hosts flute camps and adult weekend workshops.