Vienna

Vienna is beautiful – it was only a short visit, but wonderful!IMG_0310
The Danube River in Vienna
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The famous Stephansdom Church
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“David Milnes” -Dirigent at Stephansdom!
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Beautiful flower shop
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Hotel City Central
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Haus der Music
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Haydn’s notebook – notes and outline of his last work, String Quartet, Op. 103 (1803)
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Mozart’s first composition, KV 1, “Minuet and Trio for Piano,” 1764
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Mahler’s notes on conducting Mozart’s Opera “The Marriage of Figaro” – Original!

Monday, May 19

Travel Day!

Minneapolis – Amsterdam – Edinburgh – Amsterdam – Edinburgh – Vienna

As a result of bizarre flight connections, I ended up crossing the Scotland and the North Sea three times to get to Vienna!  That said all, all the flights were smooth – no problems!

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North Sea – Landing in Edinburgh
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Landing in Amsterdam
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Beautiful day for flying!
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Landing In Vienna
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Vienna from the air

 

International Fujara Festival in Slovakia

Sabbatical Performance: I have been invited to perform at the International Fujara Festival in Zvolen, Slovakia.   The fujara is a bass overtone flute, originating from Central Slovakia,  played for centuries by shepherds in the Pod’planie Mountains.  The fujara was proclaimed in the UNESCO list of “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” in 2005.  “The Fujara and its Music” was inscribed on the “Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” in 2008 by UNESCO.  

2014 Zvolen festival program