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CRISTINA PATO Yin Cristina Pato has already opened historical new paths for the as a guest artist, including the Grammy award winner “Yo- vocal department of New Jersey City University. Gaita (Galician bagpipe). In 1998 Cristina Pato became the Yo Ma and Friends; Songs of Joy and Peace” (SONY BMG During the 2011-2012 season Cristina Pato has toured first female Gaita player releasing a solo album and since then 2008), the “Miles Espafiol: New Skectches of Spain” album Africa and Spain with her own band; USA, China, and Korea she has collaborated with world music, jazz, classical and and the Grammy nominated Silk Road Ensemble album “Off with Yo Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble and India with experimental artists (including Chicago Symphony, Yo-YoMa, the Map” (World Village 2010). Ms. Pato has given more than HUM Ensemble. She collaborated in the album Miles Espanol The Chieftains, Arturo O’Farril, World Symphony Orchestra, 500 concerts with her own band many of them recorded and along with Chick Corea and Jack DeJonnette and participated Paquito D’Rivera). Her unique and powerful style full of broadcasted by television stations such as BBC, TVG, CNN at the Kennedy Center Honors Awards honoring Yo Yo Ma with passion and energy has been acclaimed by The New York Times | and RTVE, and she has been praised by newspapers as The The Silk Road Ensemble, Johns Williams and James Taylor. as “a virtuosic burst of energy” or the BBC as “the Galician New York Times, El Pais, La Voz de Galicia or The Scotsman. She is the founder and artistic director of bagpipe diva”. Cristina Pato fuses the influences of Latin Ms. Pato is Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Galician Connection, a forum in world music celebrated music, jazz, pop and contemporary music, and uses her artistry | Piano from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers annually at Cidade da Cultura de Galicia. and unprecedented virtuosic skill to bring her musical vision University (NJ, USA), where she studied with a fellowship Ms. Pato resides in New York City since 2004. to life. Pato is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. from Fundacion Barrie de la Maza. She was awarded with More info: www.cristinapato.com Internationally acclaimed as a Gaita master and the Edna Mason Scholarship and the Irene Alm Memorial classical pianist, Cristina Pato enjoys an active professional Prize for excellence in scholarly research and performance career devoted to both Galician popular and classical music. (Rutgers University, May 2008). Cristina Pato holds both Her dual careers have led to performances throughout major a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance and a stages throughout the world, including USA (Carnegie Hall, Master of Music Degree in Music Theory and Chamber Lincoln Center), India (Kamani Auditorium), Jerusalem Music (with honors) from the Conservatorio de Musica (Jerusalem Festival), Angola, China, Corea, Portugal del Liceu (Barcelona). She also holds also a Master of (Festa do Avante), Brazil (Liszt Festival), UK (Celtic Fine Arts Degree in Digital Arts (Computer Music) Connections), France, Italy (Etnofestival), Germany, from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). Mexico (Palacio de Bellas Artes) and her native Spain. Cristina Pato is part of the Leadership Council An active recording artist and performer since age of The SIk Road Ensemble collaborating closely 12, Ms. Pato has released four solo Gaita recordings, two as a with Harvard University, the ensemble’s residency. pianist and has collaborated in more than thirty recordings Cristina is also a faculty member (adjunct) at the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017553