142/23.maj 1999 
Concert of Slovenian songs, arias and lieder
 
 
 
 Markus Fink (bass baritone) 
Marcus was born into a Slovenian family in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  There he performed with many vocal groups including the Bach Academy of Buenos Aires.  He was awarded the Shell Co Argentina Scholarship in 1988 and in 1990 was invited by the Saltzburger Landestheater to participate in the performances commemorating the bicentenary of Mozart’s death.  He was subsequently invited to perform in the opera houses of Basel, Frankfurt, Bordeaux, Catania, Trieste, San Sebastian and the Opera Comique de Paris.  He is also regularly invited to perform as soloist in Buenos Aires, Paris, Vienna, Madrid, Barcelona, Geneva, Prague, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Strasbourg, Lisbon, Milan, Zagreb and Tokyo.   In 1998 the Academie du Disque de Paris awarded him the prize for best interpretation of Schubert’s works and Guastavino’s Argentinian songs (Flores Argentinas).  In 1999 he was awarded the Pre¹ern Prize of Slovenia. 
He has recorded CDs: featuring Handel’s ‘Messiah’; Mozart’s ‘Messiah’, ‘Requiem’ and ‘Coronation Mass’; Puccini’s ‘Messa di gloria’; J. Haydn’s ‘Cecillia’s Mass’; Bach’s “Mass in B minor’; Rossini’s ‘Petite mese solennelle’ and the ‘Musica imperialis’ by Leopoldus I. 

Vivien Fale¾ (dramatic soprano) 
Vivien was born and grew up in Canberra, Australia and always loved to sing.  After moving to Sydney she realised that she had a passion for singing and classical music in particular.  She commenced singing studies with John Davis and culminated this with her performance in the ‘Opera in the Shire’ held in Sutherland in 1997.  Since then she has studied in Torino, Italy under Prof. De Salio and later in Nimes, France under Madame Garner and finally with Brian Stanborough. 
 

Nata¹a Valant (piano) 

Nata¹a completed her studies at the Ljubljana Musical Academy under Prof. Hildi Horak-Èas.  She has been repetitrice for the Slovenian Chamber Choir and harpist with the Ljubljana Opera since 1991.  Her concert performances are primarily as accompanist to vocal soloists both in Slovenia and around the world.  She has also participated in the recording of music for the Radio Slovenia archive project.  In 1999 she and Markus Fink were awarded the Pre¹ern Prize for their recording of Schubert song cycle ‘Schwanengesang’ in slovenian translation. 
Australian tour 1999
Adelaide:        
Petek, 11.6. v Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders St. City, ob 19.00 uri;
Melbourne:     
Nedelja, 13.6. v Slovenskem verskem centru sv Cirila in Metoda, v Kew, po sv. masi ( masa ob 9.00 uri);
Bright: 
Sreda, 16.6. v Bright Art Gallery and Cultural centre, Mountbatten Ave, ob 20.00 uri;
Canberra:      Cetrtek, 17.6. v Slovenskem drustvu, 19 Irving St. Phillip, ob 20.00;
Sydney:
Petek, 18.6. v Slovenskem drustvu Sydney, 2 Elizabeth St, Wetherill Park, ob 20.00;
Nedelja, 20.6. v Slovenskem verskem centru sv. Rafaela, Marrylands po sv. masi (masa ob 9.30 uri)
Torek, 22.6. v 'The Studio', v Sydneyski operi (Western side) ob 20.15 uri.House, Sydney, 8:00 pm  Bookings:  9250 7777 
Tickets: $15, concessions $10, Opera House $25, concessions $15 
Performance and booking information can be obtained on (02)6291 8426 or 0418 768 131 
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