The Robert G. Boehmler Community Foundation Series: Palaver Strings

September 27, 2025 | 7:00PM
Ford Hall, James J. Whalen Center for Music
Ithaca College

Free and open to the public.

The Robert G. Boehmler Community Foundation Series presents Palaver Strings.

Palaver Strings is a Grammy-nominated, musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization based in Portland, ME. Our mission is to strengthen and inspire community through music. In our musician-led model, Palaver’s musicians share artistic and administrative leadership, guided by a passion for engaging new audiences, addressing social justice issues, and amplifying underrepresented voices. Equally committed to performance and education, Palaver presents a full season of live concerts and serves hundreds of students yearly at the Palaver Music Center in Portland.


Port City explores tango music throughout the genre’s history, and features bandoneon visionary Heyni Solera as soloist and composer. Palaver will perform danceable classics alongside contemporary tango-inspired compositions. We will also welcome powerhouse dancers Luna Beller-Tadiar and Sheila Solis Arroyo to join us for a full tanda, or series of tango dances. This performance will celebrate tango’s ongoing evolution and the powerful interplay between music and dance, as well as how the genre is being reclaimed by marginalized identities, especially women and queer artists.



For more information about this residency, please visit our website:
https://www.ithaca.edu/academics/school-music-theatre-and-dance/music-concerts-and-events/robert-g-boehmler-community-foundation-series https://www.ithaca.edu/academics/school-music-theatre-and-dance/music-concerts-and-events/robert-g-boehmler-community-foundation-series

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