Before we begin, we’d like to make the following announcement:

Unless prior arrangements have been made with Jaime’s agent, audio and video recordings of this concert are not permitted.  This is due to copyright and other applicable laws.

CONCERT INTRODUCTION

I am pleased to welcome Jaime Jorge to our church today. Jaime is a very talented violinist who also has an inspiring story to share.

Jaime began playing the violin at the age of five. Born and raised in communist Cuba, he was offered many opportunities-including offers to study in Moscow with some of the greatest musicians of our time-if only he and his family would renounce their belief in God. They refused. When Jaime was ten, miraculously, his family was given the opportunity to leave the country.

They came to the United States, where Jaime received a Christian education and violin lessons with eminent violinist Cyrus Forough. But Jaime dreamed of being a missionary doctor, and in 1994, was accepted by University of Illinois School of Medicine. In his second year, he left medical school and a promising medical career to devote himself full-time to music ministry.

Since 1988 he has traveled over 4 million air miles and has played in North, Central and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Soviet Union (5 Continents in all and over 30 countries). He has recorded and released ten albums.

We welcome Jaime to our church!