Wednesday, July 8
10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Tango orchestra workshop with Chloë Pfeiffer (piano), Chloé Bousquet (violin) & Maxime Point (bandoneon)
Price : 150€ for two days
We are delighted to once again host a 2-day tango orchestra workshop, led by pianist Chloë Pfeiffer, violinist Chloé Bousquet and bandoneon player Maxime Point.
This stage orchestral course, consisting of 10 hours of lessons, is aimed at amateur and professional musicians wishing to discover and deepen their knowledge of the style, gestures and elements of the language of Argentine tango.
The class will be led by Chloe, Chloë and the other with Maxim based on arrangements adapted to all participants. The scores will be sent to them upon registration.
The CRR of Toulouse has been a partner of Tangopostale since 2014. A rare opportunity in a place dedicated to music for the transmission of instrumental tango. Book as soon as possible!
• Prerequisites: Good score reading skills are expected.
• Accepted instruments: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, bandoneon and accordion, piano (3 places maximum), clarinet and bass clarinet.
• Pre-registration:
1. Fill out the form and send it back by email to gkenny31@hotmail.com ➜ access the form
2. Make full payment by cheque:
-payable to: Chloë Pfeiffer
-Amount: 150€
-Send to the following address:
Jean Jacques Labrousse for the FITT
37 rue Sainte Blanche
31200 Toulouse
• Information : Gerry Kenny – gkenny31@hotmail.comÂ
Chloë Pfeiffer
Pianist, arranger and musical and artistic director, Chloë Pfeiffer can boast of a wide range of skills. A laureate of the CNSM in Paris, specializing in tango, she immersed herself in this universe as a teenager during the Tarbes en Tango Festival. She studied with Alfredo Marcucci and Roger Helou, two great masters of Argentinian tango who passed on to her a taste for the repertoire and a knowledge of the different styles. She followed in their footsteps as director of the Tango Orchestra Workshop at the Tarbes Festival.
In 2010, she founded theSilbando Orchestra, for which she provides the arrangements and the musical and artistic direction. With the release of three albums and numerous concerts, Silbando has achieved recognition as one of the best orchestras performing on today’s tango scene.
A brand new creative project brings together tango and classical music through original compositions and arrangements under the name of Chloe Pfeiffer and the Dixit Ensemble. The quintet's first CD, "Inopiné", was released in December 2025, with a series of promotional concerts to follow.
Her talents as an orchestrator have led her to collaborate with the Orchestre National du Capitole, as well as famous names from "la chanson française" (Juliette, Les Ogres de Barback).
3 links to discover more about her work:
Orquesta Silbando - Loca
Tango Workshop Tarbes - Quiero Huir de MÃ
Chloë Pfeiffer & Ensemble DIXIT - Danse Macabre
Chloe Bousquet
Recognized for the fluidity of her rich and warm violin playing, in orchestral settings as well as in small ensembles, Chloé Bousquet is today a respected and sought-after musician because of her ability to navigate with ease and elegance in the world of tango and Argentine folklore and beyond.
Chloé Bousquet has played the violin since she was a child and grew up in a Franco-Spanish family of music lovers. She studied music at the Conservatoires of Toulouse and Montauban, as well as at the Faculty of Musicology at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès. During her studies she quickly developed a strong affinity for Latin American music and discovered a passion for Argentine tango during her studies. For her master's degree, she conducted research on the music of violinist Julio de Caro. The voice of her violin is shaped by a multitude of musical encounters and explorations.
She has traveled widely in the world of tango, training with Juan-José Mosalini, Ramiro Gallo, Fernando Maguna, and Roger Helou. She is a co-founder of the traditional tango groups Trio CafetÃn and La Serenata Milonguera, as well as the Argentine folk group Trio Tikismikis, and she has shared the stage with numerous artists from the world of traditional Argentine music, such as singer Brian Chambouleyron, pianist Mirta Pérez, and bandoneon player Marcelo Mercadante. She has worked with several Argentinian tango orchestras, including Gran TÃpica ParÃs, Septet Los Milonguitas, and Orchestre Silbando. Since 2024, she has been part of the show "Âmes SÅ“urs," a tribute to the Toulouse singer Claude Nougaro.
For more of Chloé’s work, listen to...:
Trio Tikismikis - Danza de Supay
Trio Tikismikis - La Loca
Cuarteto Cuchicheo - Milonga del Angel
Maxime Point
Maxime Point is equally at home in an orchestra or a small ensemble. He is constantly exploring the art of tango along with various forms of improvisation. He cherishes the connection to tango as a dance, to dancers in motion, and to the performances that inspire the musician to become an active partner, developing a sense of stage presence and theatricality, seeking an active role in what is happening. He enjoys venturing off the beaten track while maintaining a traditional touch in his performances. His thirst for encounters with other musicians and artistic worlds, and his sensitivity to the world at large, make his playing both moving and radiant.
Born in 1983 in Le Puy-en-Velay, Maxime began playing the accordion at age 7, before discovering tango and the bandoneon at 18. He pursued his musical training at the Saint-Étienne Conservatory, studying musicology, listening skills, composition, and analysis, and presented his thesis on Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." He has participated in masterclasses with renowned artists (Daniel Brel, William Sabatier, Marcel Loeffler, Yuri Shishkin, etc.) and also performed in Kurt Weill's opera "The Threepenny Pooh" at the Grand Théâtre de Tours.
Maxime played as an accordionist in the Doïna Quintet for 4 years, which focused on improvised music, jazz, klezmer and tango.
Bandoneonist for the Roulotte Tango collective from 2006 to 2019, he now works with several tango ensembles (Silbando, Silencio, la Gran TÃpica Paris, Cuarteto Entre Dos, Los Milonguitas, TrÃo CafetÃn, TrÃo SuperPotente, Sonico and Duo La Vuelta). All of these projects combine music for milongas and concerts.
Maxime has performed as a soloist with the Saint-Étienne Opera Symphony Orchestra (Suite Punta Del Este - Astor Piazzolla) and gives occasional solo bandoneon recitals. Most recently, he performed with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of the renowned Leonardo Garcia Alarcon in a program dedicated to the Chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach.
See him here in a live solo stage performance :
Uno, tango by Mariano Mores, solo bandoneon performance by Maxime Point
