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Donations
received
will
be
channeled
in
their
entirety
to
the
victims
of
the
earthquake
through
Caritas
Chile.
Contributions
can
be
made
to:
Gabriela
Mistral
Foundation
Earthquake
Relief
100
Park
Avenue,
Suite
1600
New
York,
NY
10017
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information
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Contributors:
Dorothy
Krakauer,
art
curator;
Miguel
F.
Soto,
Pro
Sound
Shop;
Dr.
and
Mrs.
Bard;
Donors
&
Textiles
of
Valle
de
Elqui.
Silent
Auction
Artists:
Selva
Sanjines;
Horst
Liepolt;
Andrew
Sotomayor;
Allen
B.
Rochkind;
Bernard
J.
Stote;
Claude
LaChaude;
David
Cappella;
Deborah
Standard;
Dorothy
Krakauer;
Eloise
Ockert;
George
Penon;
Glenn
Moosnick;
Gonzalo
Cisterna
Sandoval;
Heidi
Russell;
Janet
Restino;
Judy
Negron;
Julie
Beers;
Kilu
Horecki;
Leonard
Aschenbrand;
Loren
Ellis;
Marcia
Moosnick;
Martin
Cohen;
Natalia
Cioffi;
Olga
Papkovitch;
Patrick
Christiano;
Paul
Cabezas;
Rivky
Grossman;
Roza
Burns;
Sabina
Szafrankowska;
Sharine
Mohamed;
Tareq
Habib;
Vladimir
Nikolski.
Musicians:
Claudia
Acuña.
Ramon
Catalan.
Patricio
Molina.
Jason
Lindner.
Violins:
Ela
Polak,
Nadiia
Khodakovska,
Josh
Henderson,
James
Teal.
Cello:
Dan
Barret.
Double
Bass:
Steve
Moran.
Proud
Sponsors:
Presented
by
Gabriela
Mistral
Foundation
and
VOCES,
The
Latino
Heritage
Network
of
The
New
York
Times
Company
Thursday,
March
18,
2010
6
–
8
PM
The
New
York
Times
620
Eighth
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10018
15th
Floor
Conference
Center
About
the
Performers
Claudia
Acuña
Is
a
Chilean
vocalist.
Born
in
Santiago
and
raised
in
Concepción,
she
was
inspired
as
a
child
to
perform
a
variety
of
music,
including
folk,
pop
and
opera
with
Victor
Jara
and
Violeta
Parra.
Her
attention
turned
to
American
popular
music
and
jazz
at
the
age
of
15,
when
she
first
heard
Frank
Sinatra,
Erroll
Garner
and
Sarah
Vaughan.
She
moved
to
New
York
in
1995
and
has
recorded
with
Branford
Marsalis
and
George
Benson
among
others.
Ramon
Catalan
Is
a
versatile
Chilean
pianist
and
conductor,
winner
of
several
prizes
and
awards
and
has
vast
experience
in
performing
Solo,
Chamber
Music
and
Symphonic
Repertoire
as
well
as
Opera,
Operettas
and
Musicals,
among
others.
He
received
his
early
musical
education
in
Chile
and
later
moved
to
Argentina.
In
2000,
he
moved
to
the
United
States
where
he
obtained
a
MM
in
Piano
Performance
and
Orchestral
Conducting
from
Florida
International
University.
He
has
performed
extensively
in
the
Americas.
He
is
Founder
Conductor
of
the
Manhattan
Camerata.
Patricio
Molina
Is
a
young
19‐
year‐old
Chilean
pianist.
His
debut
was
at
the
tender
age
of
three
appearing
with
the
Catholic
University
of
Chile’s
Orchestra
on
the
popular
television
program
“Venga
Conmigo.”
Patricio
was
awarded
a
full
scholarship
by
“Amigos
del
Teatro
Municipal.”
Later
he
won
the
“Claudio
Arrau
International
Piano
Competition”
three
times
(I,
II
and
III
Level),
and
performed
concerts
in
Germany,
Jordan
and
throughout
Chile.
In
2005,
Patricio
was
awarded
First
Prize
in
the
International
Piano
Competition
of
New
York
and
New
Jersey.
“From
The
Top”
is
now
broadcasting
on
PBS
channel
a
concert
in
Carnegie
Hall.
Program
Welcome
Musical
Performance
Silent
Auction
Special
Performance
Mario
J.
Paredes
Vice
Chairman,
Gabriela
Mistral
Foundation
Patricia
Sampson,
International
Sales
Manager,
The
International
Herald
Tribune
The
New
York
Times
Media
Group
H.
E.
Ambassador
Heraldo
Muñoz,
Chairman,
Gabriela
Mistral
Foundation
Star‐Spangled
Banner
Bryn
Jimenez,
soprano
Himno
Nacional
de
Chile
Maestro
Ramon
Catalan
&
Strings
F.
Chopin,
Scherzo
No
4
Patricio
Molina,
piano
A.
Piazzolla
Oblivion
Ela
Polak,
violin
soloist
W.
A.
Mozart,
Alleluia
from
Exultate
Jubilate
Bryn
Jimenez,
soprano
V.
Parra,Gracias
a
la
Vida
Maestro
R.
Catalan
&
Strings
Intermission
Claudia
Acuña
&
Jason
Lindner,
duo
Master
of
Ceremonies:
Mario
J.
Paredes
This
special
concert
in
response
to
the
devastating
earthquake
that
affected
various
regions
in
Chile
on
February
27,
2010,
has
been
organized
by
the
Gabriela
Mistral
Foundation
with
generous
support
of
VOCES‐The
Latino
Heritage
Network
of
The
New
York
Times
Company.