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About Chaski
Viracocha (2005) Unay (2000) El sariri (1995) Pacha Mama (1991) Chaski (1989) Chaski [CHAH-ski] means
“messenger” in the Incan
language of Quechua [KECH-wah]. In the spirit of this Andean traveler,
Chaski bring to its audiences music from Latin America, incorporating
colorful costumes, traditional dances, cultural and historical insight,
audience participation, and musical demonstrations. Chaski has
performed together since 1985 and has toured Texas, New Mexico,
Arkansas, California, Washington DC,
England, Scotland, Costa Rica, and Venezuela and the auspices of Texas
Commission on the
Arts,
the Heartland Arts Fund, and other generous sponsors of the arts.
Five independently produced recordings, Chaski (1989), Pacha
Mama (1991), El sariri (1995), Unay (2000), and Viracocha (2005) feature selections
from Chaski’s repertoire on flute, zampoñas
(panpipes), quena, transverse flute, concert harp, cuatro, guitar,
charango, bombo, maracas
and other instruments. Chaski was featured on the soundtrack of
IMAX film Ride Around the World.
Become a Facebook fan of Chaski at http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Chaski/23537045955. Chaski began performing classical flute and harp music in April of 1985. Venezuelan songs that Adrienne’s mother had brought from her homeland gradually made their way into Chaski’s repertoire. Shana and Adrienne joined the University of Texas at Austin Brazilian and Andean Music Ensembles to learn more about depth and variety of Latin American music. The success of their expanded repertoire led them to welcome guitarist Dan Dickey into the group in about 1991. Adrienne Inglis (above right) received a Bachelor of Music in Flute at Lewis and Clark College and a Master of Music in Flute at the University of Texas at Austin and has studied with Scott Goff, Karl Kraber, and Bolivian zampoñero Fernando Jiménez. In 1992 she graduated with highest honors with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from UT Austin. She teaches flute at Southwestern University and has freelanced extensively as a performing and recording artist in Central Texas for many years. She recorded on the SpyKids 2, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, and The Children's War film soundtracks playing as many as twelve different flutes. Shana Norton
(above left) graduated
with highest honors earning a Bachelor of Music Education from Abilene Christian University and
attended the Eastman
School of Music, studying with Julia Hermann Edwards and Eileen
Malone. In
1995 she graduated from The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
with
a Master of Public Affairs degree. She plays principal harp with the Mid-Texas Symphony and the Symphony of the Hills.
Ms. Norton has performed with the San Antonio Symphony, the Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra,
the Victoria
Bach Festival Orchestra and the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra.
She is a member of the Bouldin Creek Bobkat Band and the
bluegrass/western swing group, Diminished 7. Follow Shana on her
website www.hipharpy.com/ or on
Twitter twitter.com/hipharpy. Dan
Dickey (center) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Spanish and a Master of Arts degree in American Studies and Folklore
from the University of Texas at Austin.
For many years he led the
University of Texas at Austin Andean Music Ensemble and Mariachi. He
teaches Spanish at St.
Andrew's Episcopal School, performs with Los Romanceros, freelances
extensively, and writes
educational materials. An avid SCUBA diver and Divemaster, Dan
offers a peek at what he sees underwater at http://lower.sasaustin.org/teachers/ddickey_spanish/.
The instruments we play.
Chaski performs and records Latin American folk music that features traditional instruments, colorful costumes, cultural insight, Andean dances, and audience participation. Instruments include flute, zampoñas (panpipes), quena, harp, cuatro, guitar, charango, bombo, maracas, and more.
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