Hearing bagpipe music may pop images of men in kilts from the Scottish Highlands into your mind. Cristina Pato would like to add her own image representing Galicia in northern Spain, where she gained ...

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Spectacular Spanish Bagpipes (Carlos Núñez with the Victoria Symphony) When: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Where: Royal Theatre Tickets: $15 to $80 (including student and senior discounts ...

In this lecture, Cristina Pato shares her artistic journey, forging a multifaceted career as an internationally acclaimed Galician bagpiper master, classical pianist, and passionate educator. Without ...

Galicia is a province in northwestern Spain, bordered on the south by Portugal, whose people pride themselves in having unique and distinct cultural traits with strong Celtic connections, ...

Cristina Pato has already opened historical new paths for the Gaita (Galician bagpipe). In 1998 Cristina Pato became the first female Gaita player releasing a solo album and since then she has ...