POCATELLO — Idaho State-Civic Symphony in collaboration with the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet released its first album on digital platforms on Nov. 1 and will hold a special event to celebrate CD and vinyl physical releases on Saturday.

“Pedro is an internationally renowned Grammy-winning instrumentalist, band leader and composer,” said Logan Anderson, executive director of the Idaho State-Civic Symphony. “He and Maestro Nell Flanders, our conductor and artistic director, have collaborated in the past, so it really formed out of the relationship they already had. The tango quartet played a concert with the symphony back in February and recorded the album in some sessions in the days afterward.”

While many would assume that the album would heavily feature a tango inspired sound, the tracks, all written by Giraudo, are more nuanced and feature a variety of inspirations across various genres.

“These are modern, exciting, eclectic compositions that draw from jazz, classical and a little tango as well, from all sorts of areas,” Anderson said. “You’ll hear orchestra, but you’ll also hear the individual instruments from the tango quartet, which are piano, bass and bandoneon — which is an Argentine style, accordion-like instrument. You’ll also hear some solo violin from the quartet as well.”

One of the most exciting aspects of the album for Anderson is the collaborative process with the ISU commercial music program that is co-ran by Jon Armstrong.

“He has been an amazing partner in this process,” Anderson said. “Part of that commercial music program is a record label which is called City Creek Records. They’re the ones who are helping us with the distribution and with the release of the album. It was a great opportunity, not only for us to record, but also for professor Armstrong’s students to be able to take part in the recording process. We then had it edited, mixed and mastered professionally as well. It’s been a really great process that we’ve been lucky to have great collaborators the entire way through.”

The album was designed more traditionally, unlike many orchestral albums that can feature lengthy symphonic works or portions of larger movements. The album will feature eight tracks and was released on digital streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify on Nov. 1.

Physical copies will go on sale Saturday with the first opportunity for CDs and vinyl at the album release party at 7:30 p.m. at the Jensen Grand Concert Hall at the Stephens Performing Arts Center in Pocatello.

“Pedro and the quartet and some members of our symphony, Hyeri Choi our concert master, Nell Flanders our artistic director and conductor, along with Eleanor Chrisman our principal cello player, are going to join the quartet on stage to play some songs in the album and a few traditional tango pieces as well,” Anderson said. “It’s going to be one of the best shows of the year in town. I think it’s going to be out of this world. I hope that everybody takes the opportunity to grab a ticket and pick up their copies of the album.”

Anderson continued, “This was a huge undertaking. This is the Idaho State-Civic Symphony’s first album, so this is a monumental occasion, especially because this orchestra has been a staple of the community for decades and we’re just so excited to be able to share the work we put into this project with the community.”