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December 19, 2001 Contact: Moon Rinaldo; moonr@cats.ucsc.edu or (831) 459-4058 Arts and Lectures presents Julianne Baird on February 8 For Release Immediately UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents JULIANNE BAIRD Arts & Lectures co-sponsors opening night at the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival DETAILS » Friday, February 8, 2002 at 8:00pm » UCSC Music Center Recital Hall » Admission: $23 General / $19 Students and Seniors with ID / $13 UCSC Students with ID » Tickets: UCSC Ticket Office: 831.459.2159 / On-Line: events.ucsc.edu/artslecs "Julianne Baird is a vocal phenomenon. . . a rare and wondrous voice guided by an extraordinary musical intelligence." --Fanfare UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures presents the darling of early music and one of the most recorded women in America, soprano Julianne Baird at the UC Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall on Friday, February 8, 2002 at 8:00pm. Considered one of the most extraordinary voices in the service of early music, Julianne Baird possesses a remarkable natural musicianship that engenders singing of supremely expressive beauty. PERFORMANCE Julianne Bairdís performance for the Arts & Lectures series is also the opening evening of the 2002 Santa Cruz Baroque Festival. Bairdís program, titled Celtic Caravans: The Road to Romanticism, is a lovely prelude to Valentine's Day featuring folk songs of the British Isles set by Haydn. Baird will be accompanied by UCSC Professor of Music and Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Artistic Director Linda Burman-Hall on fortepiano. Arts & Lectures is pleased to invite the audience to remain after the performance for a Meet-the-Artist discussion with Julianne Baird, who is recognized internationally as one of the few who can both demonstrate the full range of the singer's art and explain it. BACKGROUND INFORMATION With nearly 100 recordings to her credit on Decca, Deutsche Gramophone, Newport Classics and Dorian, soprano Julianne Baird is considered one of Americaís most recorded women. Critical acclaim for Julianne Baird glows with praise. "Ms. Baird floats tones on a column of air with a purity and dead-center intonation that are astonishing." --The Pittsburgh Press Baird reaches large audiences through regional and national broadcasts including a recent featured interview on Terry Gross' internationally syndicated Fresh Air. A distinguished professor at Rutgers University, Bairdís most recent recording, Janeís Hand: The Jane Austen Songbooks on VOX Records, features the narrated words of Jane Austen and the music of her time sung to perfection. An active teacher and scholar, Baird holds degrees from the Eastman School and a Diploma from the Salzburg Mozarteum in performance as well as a Ph.D. in music history from Stanford University. Appearing as soloist with major symphony orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baird is scheduled to appear in April, 2002 in Chicagoís Symphony Hall in Haydnís Creation and in May in the Kennedy Center. To hear recorded samples of Bairdís singing visit: http://juliannebaird.camden.rutgers.edu/opera.htm. This concert produced in association with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival and the UCSC Music Department INTERVIEW CONTACT To request an interview please fax or e-mail: Joanne Rile, Joanne Rile Management E-mail: artists@rilearts.com Fax: 215-885-9929 Phone: 215-885-6400 UCSC ARTS & LECTURES CONTACTS PHOTOS Photos are available via e-mail by contacting Moon Rinaldo: moonr@cats.ucsc.edu or (831) 459-4058 Moon Rinaldo A&L Publicity and Production Coordinator 831.459.4058 moonr@cats.ucsc.edu or Michelle Witt A&L Manager 831.459.2941 mwitt@cats.ucsc.edu TICKETS UCSC Ticket Office 831.459.2159 (v/tdd) GENERAL Mailing Address: D106 Porter 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 A&L fax: 831.459.4521 A&L e-mail: artslecs@cats.ucsc.edu A&L on-line: events.ucsc.edu/artslecs UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures is committed to presenting artists of national and international reputation to Santa Cruz County and beyond. The 2001-2002 Arts & Lectures Season presented in partnership with the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KUSP 88.9FM, New Leaf Community Markets and Continental/Seaway Inns. ##### Press Release Home | Search Press Releases | Press Release Archive | Services for Journalists
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