'It's a huge honour' – Irish violinist Patricia Treacy set to perform for Joe Biden before inauguration
The main piece she will be performing is The Proclamation composed by Patrick Cassidy. Patricia will be playing a 315-year-old Stradivarius violin, from Joe Bein and Company in Chicago, which is estimated to be worth $4m (€3.3m). She will also join Soprano Renée Fleming for On Eagle’s Wings Schubert’s Ave Maria and the Celtic Alleluia. “I have been told, this will be the only live music event on the day,” she added. Patricia from Blackrock, Co Louth, has played for the president-elect on a number of occasions, including when he visited his ancestral home in 2016. She was also asked...
Source: independent.ie