Feb
20
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Music heard from bagpipes, flutes and drums usually cause listeners to think of the Celtic music of Ireland and Scotland.
Carlos Nuñez, master of the gaita bagpipes from Galicia in the northwest corner of Spain, brings surprising Celtic music coupled with modern Spanish energy to the stage.
During his February and March tour, Nuñez will perform in 28 different cities across the United States and Canada. Chico Performances will present one of those fortunate venues at the Laxson Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Galician multi-instrumentalist, Nuñez, packs energy, virtuosity, imagination, daring and charisma into each concert. He is the world’s most famous player of the gaita, the bagpipes of Galicia. This northwest area of Spain is rich in vibrant, uniquely expressive Celtic traditional music.
Nuñez has become Galicia’s foremost traditional music ambassador. His impressive collection of instruments provides his audiences with a variety of exciting music.
This virtuoso piper and flute player was born in 1971 and raised in the Galician port of Vigo where he began his interest in music at the age of 8. Although one of Galicia’s most revered artists and popular throughout Spain, his first performance in the United States was with The Chieftains in a 1994 record-breaking Carnegie Hall concert.
The Chieftains are a traditional Irish band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1962. They are credited with bringing Irish Music to a worldwide audience.
Nuñez toured the U.S. with The Chieftains and did a few solo dates in 2005 then his career escalated in Europe and Latin America.
Nuñez has the unique ability to work effortlessly with many different artists and traditions. With his current tour he displays his unique musical talents playing flutes, pipes and gaita. Joining him on stage are Stephanie Cadman with fiddle, step-dancing and vocals; Pancho Alvarez on Atlantic guitar; and Xurxo Nuñez on percussion.
Nuñez will present a shortened concert for students through Chico Performances Field Trip Series 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Tickets for the Sunday performance are $25 premium, $22 adult, $20 senior, $15 student/child. Purchase at the University Box Office at the corner of West Third and Chestnut streets.
For online tickets and information visit ChicoStateTickets.com or call 898-6333.
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