Included are the sailing of a replica viking ship from Iceland to New York and a North American tour by Iceland s remarkable orchestra. Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos are among the twelve venues where the orchestra, conducted by Rico Saccani, will perform. Now Los Alamos will delight in this flute, recorder, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord ensemble that receives high praise for its authentic baroque performances. Soprano Julianne Baird specializes in early music but she has appeared in concert all over the world singing music of many periods. A brilliant performer, she has sung with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and on the BBC and National Public Radio.
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He has performed in Europe and the U.S. to extraordinarily warm reviews and in 1998 was named Professor of Violin at the University of New Mexico, replacing Professor Leonard Felberg. Musical sparks will fly in the Smith Auditorium as Bernard Zinck demonstrates his brilliant approach to the violin. Dazzling performance, sensitive and deeply moving. 8 PM One of the foremost Bach pianists in the world, Canadian Angela Hewitt won the 1985 Toronto International Bach Competition and is involved in a ten-year project with Hyperion to record all the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach. For the CDs already released she has received worldwide acclaim.