UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

November 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Forbidden Music - Music From the Holocaust
Location: D'Ecclesiis Auditorium at St. Joseph’s College,
155 West Roe Boulevard, Patchogue, NY

The St. Joseph's College Council for the Arts and the Institute for the Study of Religion in Community Life invite you to commemorate Krystallnacht with a presentation of "Forbidden Music: Music From the Holocaust" on Sunday, November 9 at 2 p.m. The string quartet of the Long Island Philharmonic will be performing, with mezzo-soprano soloist Laila Salins. The program will present how the arts thrived at the Theresienstadt concentration camp, illustrated with performances of composers Victor Ullman, Gideon Klein, Sylvie Bodorova, and others. A moving visual arts presentation is included. Reception to follow.
Contact Email: amalzone@sjcny.edu; 631-447-3200

November 15, 2008, 4:00 p.m Latvian Independence Day Celebration and Concert with soloist Laila Salins, mezzo-soprano, Rudolph Ozolins, piano
Location: Zion Hall, 6551 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL

RECENT APPEARANCES:

July 15th: Recital at The Gold Hall of Riga's Society House (13 Merkel Street, Riga, Latvia) - Latvian premiere of Peter Aldins' "Bird Songs" cycle ("Putnu dziesmas") for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, performed with Andra Darzins and Peter Plakidis

July 17th: Recital at the Music Academy in Ogreh, Latvia

July 17- 27: Teaching vocal master classes, chamber music and voice lessons at the Ogreh International Music Festival for Young Musicians, Ogreh, Latvia

August 28th - September 1: West Coast Latvian Song Festival in Ventura, CA:

August 29th: Solo cabaret evening
August 30th: Premiere of Andra St. Ivanyi's music theater piece, "Hotel Paradiso"
August 31st: Mezzo-soprano soloist in the premiere of Dace Aperane's cantata "Let Our Song Ring" for chorus and chamber orchestra