Shana Norton—clàrsach, harp, accordion
Upcoming concerts
Saturday 30 Sep 2017 at 7 pm
Inversion Ensemble's upcoming concert features both flutist and composer Adrienne Inglis and harpist Shana Norton in its program The Universal Chamber: Voices and Strings. Shana will perform on new works by Stephanie K. Andrews, Carlos Cordero, and Robbie LaBanca. Adrienne will perform as solo flutist on her new composition for solo flute and strings Pájaros, which captures the springtime songs of many Texas Hill Country birds, including the beloved Golden-cheeked Warbler, and sets them to flirtatious Latin rhythms.Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd., Austin TX 78703
Sunday 1 Oct 2017 at 3 pm
Inversion Ensemble's upcoming concert features both flutist and composer Adrienne Inglis and harpist Shana Norton in its program The Universal Chamber: Voices and Strings. Shana will perform on new works by Stephanie K. Andrews, Carlos Cordero, and Robbie LaBanca. Adrienne will perform as solo flutist on her new composition for solo flute and strings Pájaros, which captures the springtime songs of many Texas Hill Country birds, including the beloved Golden-cheeked Warbler, and sets them to flirtatious Latin rhythms.Location: First United Methodist Church 500 E. Pecan St., Pflugerville, Texas
Thursday 2 Nov 2017 in the evening
Marta Stafford Fine Art presents Chaski in a Día de los muertos event in Marble Falls. Guest guitarist and charanguista Dan Dickey joins harpist Shana Norton and flutist Adrienne Inglis.Location: 200 Main Street, Marble Falls TX 78654 Map
Sunday 20 May 2018 at 4 PM
The San Antonio Choral Society presents Ritmo y Canción: Celebrating 300 years of San Antonio’s Historic Missions with Chaski flutist Adrienne Inglis playing Native American flute on the world première of a piece by San Antonio composer James Syler entitled El camino de las misiones, commissioned by SACS for the tricentennial celebration. Chaski harpist Shana Norton will also perform on the program.Location: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower 1715 N Zarzamora, San Antonio, TX 78201 Map
Music
Chaski (1989)
Independently produced by Chaski in 1989; released 27 Apr 1989 on cassette and on compact disc 1996
This recording is out of print, but available on iTunes, napster.com, MSN music, Yahoo! music and other services.
Purchase online or on iTunes.
Pacha Mama (1991)
Independently produced by Chaski in 1991; released 7 Nov 1991 on cassette and CD
This recording is out of print, but available on iTunes, napster.com, MSN music, Yahoo! music and other services. Purchase online or on iTunes.
El sariri (1995)
Independently produced by Chaski in 1995; released 28 Oct 1995; available on compact disc
Purchase online or on iTunes.
Unay (2000)
Independently produced by Chaski in 2000, released 29 Sep, 2000,
features High-Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) technology
Purchase online or on iTunes.
Listed on David Lynch's "Top 10 Texas Platters" in Austin Chronicle's January 5, 2001 issue!
Viracocha (2005)
Viracocha: Sacred Folk Music of Latin America
Chaski collaborates with Magnificat under the direction of Dr. David Stevens in a performance of Adrienne Inglis' Latin American folk music setting of the Catholic mass, Misa trinitaria.
Independently produced and released by Chaski 23 Oct 2005
Purchase online or on iTunes.
About Chaski
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 classical, Celtic, and Latin American folk music featuring all kinds of flutes and harps. Based in Austin, Texas, Chaski has performed together since 1985 and has toured the United States, Costa Rica, Venezuela, England, and Scotland. 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, sikus (panpipes), quena, flauto traverso, harp, cuatro, guitar, charango, bombo, maracas and other instruments. Chaski was featured on the soundtrack of 2006 IMAX film Ride Around the World: A Cowboy Adventure.
Contact Us
PO Box 29807
Austin, Texas 78755-6807