Gonzalo
 Cortés, a native of Chile was formerly Principal Flute of the Classical Orchestra of Santiago, Chile.  He studied with Alberto Harms and Robert Langevin, Principal Flute, New York Philharmonic, as his teacher. As a soloist and orchestral musician, he has toured South America and the USA with different ensembles such as the Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Chile and Sinfonica de Chile and has performed at numerous festivals such as the Primer Festival International de Flauta in Rio de Janeiro, the Western Slope Music Festival in Crested Butte, Colorado and Frutillar Chile, among others. In addition to Mr. Cortés' classical training pursuit, he is a proponent of South American folklore music. He performs regularly as a soloist on sikus and quena and with the Atacama Ensemble.  He also has recorded with the internationally acclaimed Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani. Recently, Gonzalo released his new CD, Valle, featuring an amazing collection of original music composed and performed by Mr. Cortes.  You can find him on the web at www.gonzalo-cortes.com.
 
 
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Eugenio (Chico) Huanca, a native of Chile, has devoted his life to playing music from the Andes. Eugenio has traveled all over South, Central, and North America performing on national television in each country he visited. Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian Institute are among the most prestigious venues where he has performed. In Boston Symphony Hall, he performed with the Boston Pops. In the National Cathedral, he performed with world-renowned soprano Denise Graves. Eugenio's former group Guamary participated in the soundtrack for the BBC documentary "Flight of the Condor". He has also performed with groups such as Altiplano, Flor de Caña, Sol y Canto, Andes Manta and Viva Quetzal. 
 
Estanislao (Tany) Cruz, a native of Chile, has been performing music professionally for over 25 years. He is co-founder of the group Altiplano, and is an extremely accomplished musician who performs on musical instruments from around the world. Tany crafts most of the string, wind and percussion instruments he plays. He has participated in various international events such as concerts, festivals, workshops and seminars throughout Europe, Latin America, North America and Azerbaijan. Tany's former group Altiplano of Chile, in collaboration with the Skruk Chorus of Norway, won a Platinum Award for "Deja Libre Mis Flautas" their compact disc selling over 25,000 copies worldwide.
 
 
  Roberto Clavijo was born in Chile where he's been a professional musician since the age of 18.  He was the director of a folkloric song and dance group in Chile.  He later toured much of South and Central America with the renown folkloric group Guamary, playing in folk clubs, on television and university concerts in Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Curacao.  Roberto came to the United States in 1981.  He has toured Great Britain in 1992-1993, with the group Gypsy Real, playing on BBC radio in England and Wales.  As a member of Viva Quetzal  and Atacama Ensemble  he can be heard performing on quenas, zampoñas, charango, Venezuelan cuatro and percussion.  Roberto is also a skilled folkloric wind and stringed instrument maker.