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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Chilean Earthquake Benefit Concert by Mover and Shaker Melody Fader


From our Mover and Shaker, Melody Fader:

In support of the Chialean earthquake relief, I will be playing on a benefit concert next Wednesday evening.  I am really happy to be donating my services for this cause, especially because I had the opportunity to travel to Chile a few years ago on a recital tour with soprano Elisa Cordova, who I will be performing with on this benefit.  I will also be offering a Chopin Nocturne (one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever!).  So please come out of you can to support the cause while listening to beautiful singing and piano music.  The info is below:

Chilean Earthquake Benefit Concert


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

7:30 PM

C. Bechstein Piano Centre
207 West 58
th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Broadway

$25
suggested donation


Please join The Opera Insider, the Gabriela Mistral Foundation, and the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations for a concert to benefit the residents of Isla Juan Fernandez, the Robinson Crusoe Island off the coast of Chile.  Donations will directly support the rebuilding of theColegio Insular Juan Fernandez, a school which was completely destroyed by a Tsunami wave that struck the island on February 27th, 2010, as a result of the devastating earthquakes in Chile.

For more information and photos of the area, as well as to learn how the funds will be used, please visit:


Internationally acclaimed performers include vocalists Kala Maxym, Elisa Cordova, Karina Lombrozo, Jessica Slatkoff Arteaga, Alvaro Rodriguez, Alexander Caraballo, and Jorell Williams, pianists Dror Baitel and Melody Fader, and guitarist Miguel Cordova.  They will perform Spanish and Latin American selections, including songs, arias, and zarzuelas by Violeta Parra, Carlos Gardel, Giacomo Puccini, Agustín Lara and Joaquín Turina, as well as piano pieces by Chopin and Brahms.

A reception featuring Chilean wine and food, donated by the Chilean restaurant Pomaire and the Gabriela Mistral Foundation, will follow the concert. 


Please RSVP as space is limited, or to donate via PayPal in lieu of attendance:
ChileanEarthquakeDonation@hotmail.com 

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