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Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester is to perform at the fourth annual Casals Festival (so named after cellist Pau Casals) in June, 1959 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the performance specifically of "A Hymn for the Madonna" by Domenico ...See moreCanadian contralto Maureen Forrester is to perform at the fourth annual Casals Festival (so named after cellist Pau Casals) in June, 1959 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the performance specifically of "A Hymn for the Madonna" by Domenico Scarlatti, the manuscript for which has just been rediscovered, this to be only the second performance of such since this rediscovery. She will be accompanied by an orchestra of select musicians conducted by Alexander Schneider, the festival's director. It will be a holiday of sorts as her musician husband Eugene Kash and their three children will accompany her. For her, it will also be a lead up of rehearsals, and social engagements as the featured artist. Forrester's background, and the history of Puerto Rico and of the festival are also presented. Written by Huggo See less