Pianist will open recital program, Durango Herald, January 06, 2009

The American Record Guide calls Ian Hobson, who will play in Durango on Jan. 18, “oneof the finest pianists of his generation.” Hobson will perform at the Community Concert Hall as part of the Adams Foundation PianoRecital program of the San Juan Symphony. In 1981, Hobson won first prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition,…

Blind singer/songwriter an inspiration, Durango Herald, July 1, 2008

Sarah Michelle Getto, a blind singer/songwriter who also has a cleft palette, will perform twice in Bayfield over the Fourth of July weekend. Born blind and with a cleft palette, young singer/songwriter Sarah Michelle Getto hasn’t let anything hold her back. A summa cum laude graduate with a degree in music from Southeastern Oklahoma State…