The day´s first concert performance featured Paraguayan musical phenomenon Berta Rojas. Praised by the Washington Post as a "guitarist extraordinaire," Ms. Rojas´ mere arrival onto the concert stage enthralled all present with her beauty and graceful manner. Her performance consisted of pieces from her most recent recording - "Intimate Barrios" - and her interpretation of "La Catedral" was the best ever heard by this reviewer.

The fabulous and effortless manner of her playing coupled with the sensual quality of her phrasing provided convincing evidence that Barrios truly wrote for her alone to perform.