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Washington, D.C., April 4, 2002 –The Paraguayan-born classical guitarist Berta Rojas will perform in the third of the Voice of America's year-long Noontime Concert Series on Wednesday, April 10 at noon at VOA headquarters in Washington. 

Ms. Rojas will present solo works by Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Rodrigo, Manuel Ponce, along with a duo by Astor Piazzolla with the Uruguayan guitarist Magdalena Duhagon.

The live performanceis free and open to the public.

Praised by The Washington Post as a "guitarist extraordinaire," Berta Rojas has performed in such venues as the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, the South Bank Center in London, and the Ravello Festival in Italy. She has released two CDs for Dorian Recordings: "Concierto Latinoamericano" and "Intimate Barrios." 

In 1996, the Kennedy Center selected Ms. Rojas as a Kennedy Center Fellow of the Americas in recognition of artistic excellence for the performing arts. This fellowship along with another granted by the Organization of American States in 1997 allowed Ms. Rojas to undertake post-graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland. At Peabody, Ms. Rojas earned a Masters Degree in music with honors and a Graduate Performance Diploma. 

The Noontime Concert Series is part of VOA’s observance of its 60^th anniversary this year. Future performances will include the pianist Stephen Drury on May 8; the American Boychoir on May 22; the Jacques Thibaud String Trio on June 12; the Potomac String Quartet on June 26; and the St. Petersburg Quartet on July 24.

Performances begin at 12:00 noon at VOA headquarters in the Wilbur J. Cohen Building at 330 Independence Ave., SW. For further information about the April 10 performance or any of the concerts in the series, please call VOA’s office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538.

The Voice of America, which first went on the air on Feb. 24, 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government. VOA broadcasts over 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to a worldwide audience of 94 million. Programs are produced in English and 52 other languages.

For additional information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538 or send email to pubaff@voa.gov.