From Sheena Wellington :Launch event at the Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library, Wellgate, Dundee on Wednesday 4th May 2011. 1.15pm - free!
Dr Sally Garden, mezzo-soprano and former Historical Musician in Residence at the Wighton Heritage Centre, will give an illustrated talk entitled: Song of the Silent North: a Scottish voice in Scandinavia. The talk introduces Sally's new classical CD release Song of the Silent North, recorded with Donald Hawksworth (piano) and will explore the themes of landscape, language and lyric tradition that have inspired her recent work. Sally is currently Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, University of Aberdeen.
Sally has donated a number of CDs - these will be on sale at the event price of £15 - all proceeds to Friends of Wighton.