From: [email protected] >It is very sad to note that Goa has lost another eminent musician - ... do you know if he had any Siolim connection? ...
Death: Noel do Carmo Flores 23 May: Navhind Times. Page 3. By Dr Luis Dias. Goan-origin pianist-pedagogue, Noel do Carmo Flores, whose master classes attracted piano students from all over the world, died on May 19, 2012 in Vienna, Austria, after a brief illness. He was 77. Born in Siolim, Flores' prodigious musical talent manifested at the age of five, when he began playing the piano at the instance of his mother. in 1955 he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Madrid . In 1979 he was offered a chair as Professor at the University of Music in Vienna . In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Merit for his outstanding services to Austria. He is survived by his wife Regina and son Sergio. 458 words at page 3, http://www.epapernavhind.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=23052012 Video: Noel Flores sings and dances at Olmstead LDS Church, New York, Oct. 21, 2011. 8m. 08s. http://bit.ly/KajERj Eddie Fernandes
