Joan C. Sommers performed at the Lawrence, KS Arts Center on Saturday, February 22, 2014. The group Cucharada included guitar, violin, flute, piano, string bass and Joan Sommers on accordion.

Included in the program performed by the complete group were the tangos: “La Yumba” by Pugliese, “Toda Mi Mida” by Troilo, Az- abeche by Stamponi, “Ilusion de mi Vida” by Brunelli, “Comme il faut” by Arolas.

In addition, Joan and the flute player were presented in a special duet of Tango pour Claude by Richard Galliano and were given continued resounding applause of approval by the audience.

Founded in December of 2011, Cucharada is anchored by a trio of artists including Guitarist Sean Mawhirter, violist/violinist Kelly Bohling and flautist Guy Montes. Together they enjoying bringing Tango music (and its various subtypes) including some of the time- tested material, as well as more recent “Nuevo-Tango”.