The Thurston Consort for our Saturday, May 31st performance at the Abbey Mausoleum, Forest Hill Cemetery, 115 Mt Elam Road, will feature as our Guest Artist, Pianist, Silvia Boto. Silvia is a native of Romania who came to the United States to complete her studies in Piano Performance at Boston University College of Fine Arts and Longy School of Music. She remained in the United States and became a citizen and has since pursued a career in teaching piano and nursing as a RN. She competed in many competitions in her younger years, winning the first prize in the Richmond Competition at Boston University and third in the Concert Debut Competition in Romania and third in the International Concert Competition “Citta Di Cantu” in Italy. She taught at Thayer School of Music and has had many private students over the last 20 years. She has also been employed by houses of worship to add beauty and dignity to their music programs. She has enjoyed teaching adults and children in home and school settings. Sivia is on the faculty of the Groton Hill Music Center.