Dr. Gerardo Pérez Méndez of Montevideo, Uruguay is becoming widely acclaimed in may parts of the world for his sensitive and skillful playing of the bandoneon, the rare instrument of the Tango. A gift given to him by his father, he has played the bandoneon since the age of eleven. is He is noted celebrity in his community for his work in hospitals and nursing homes, as a physician and musician, providing wonderful concerts to his patients. He received a superb review in Busqueda. La Republica has portrayed his expressive bandoneon interpretations as música para el alma or music for the soul

Gerardo has joined with Vangy Franklin in a project of the same name to disseminate the beautiful music of the "tango" on his rare instrument, the bandoneon, to new and diverse audiences. Gerardo's broad repertoire includes classical & religious music, folk, candombe and tango music from every era. Arrangements for Cuarteto Tipico and with String Quartet are available for Gerardo to perform with local musicians interested in including tango in their musical experience. He also acquires instruments for and offers private lessons.

Musical Credits:

* 1997 featured soloist on "Temas Pendientes" CD by Malena Muyala touring in Uruguay and Argentina from 1997 to 1998

* 1998 featured soloist at the 10th Annual Joventango Festival Internacional "Viva El Tango" at Bastion del Carmen in Colonia, Uruguay, Sala Vaz Ferreira and The Peaceful One Cultural Center in Montevideo.

* 2000 featured soloist for the McDonald's McNight Tango Dance Festival in 2000, with dancers Martin Borteiro & Regina Chiappara.

* 2000-2001 leader of the Estilo Tango Trio performed the world famous tangueria Bar Tabaris

* 2001 to 2003 member of Mala Junta Cuartet/Quintet in Montevideo performing at the 14th Annual Joventango International Tango Festival.

* 2004 featured soloist at the CECUPI Center in a tango, jazz and Candombe program.

* And a variety of solo and group performances on programs at Sala Zittarosa Auditorium, FM Gardel Radio Station, Canal 4 Television Station, Canal 12 Television Station and Canal 5 Television Station in Montevideo, Uruguay.

* July 2004, toured 3 weeks with Tango Montevideo for the 1st Jerash International Arts Festival in Amman, Jordan, with performances in Al'Aqabah, Jordan, Beirut, Lebanon and Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt.

In the United States in 2004

* August 14 soloist at the Festival Caribe II in Metairie, Louisiana

* September 5featured artist in the prestigious Trinity Artist Series at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans, Louisiana performing Baroque music in duet with pipe organ, Tango music solo and in quartet

* September 17-19 soloist and with the Gerardo Perez Trio at 'SWANGO', a Swing Tango extravaganza in Natchez, Mississippi from. During this event, "Music of the Americas," a multimedia presentation co-written and presented by Vangy Franklin was presented for the first time at the Natchez Historical Society, a presentation describing the comparative histories of Tango and Jazz

* October 29 "Music of the Americas" at the Louisiana Association of Bilingual Educators Annual Conference, Kenner, Louisiana

* November 5performed with the Viva Tango Orchestra in San Antonio, Texas on in a program of music, opera and poetry at the prestigious Carver Center for the Creative Arts.

* November 15 -19 "Music of the Americas" guest lecturer with Vangy Franklin at Texas A&M in 11 undergraduate classes November 19 performed solo, in Cuarteto Tipico and with the Marian Anderson String Quartet featuring the music of Astor Piazzolla

* November 21 performed in the Trinity Artist Series as special guest with the De Las Americas Quartet, Trinity Episcopal Church, New Orleans, Louisiana

* A frequent guest on " Suplemento" WFNO La Fabulosa 830 AM, New Orleans Hispanic Network

In the United States in 2005 and 2006

* March 15 again as a guest of the Marian Anderson String Quartet playing Piazzolla at the University of New Orleans

* March 18 in the highly acclaimed 'Bach Around the Clock' series, Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans

* April 10 played again at UNO with members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in the 4th annual concert series of the New Orleans Chapter of the LINKS, Inc.

* May 7 Miss UnidadHispanoAmericana Coronation at the Jefferson Orleans Ballroom in Metairie, Louisiana

* May tour of the Northeast will begin May 15 at Gardel's Restaurant in Baltimore, at the Mariposa Museum of World Cultures, Peterborough, NH May 19, the Hastings House, Unitarian Church, Walpole, NH May 20.

* November in San Miguel, Mexico, Exotic Tango Vacations

* December at the "Tango Gritz and Glitz" Extravaganza in New Orleans and Natchez, Mississippi, Exotic Tango Vacations

* Feb 2006 playing the Piazzolla Concerto with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, College Station, Texas

* A frequent guest on " Suplemento" WFNO La Fabulosa 830 AM, New Orleans Hispanic Network