News Source: The Globe & Mail
| about 1 month ago
A decade ago, when musician and activist José Antonio Abreu persuaded then music prodigy Gustavo Dudamel to move from his home in the Venezuelan provinces to Caracas to develop his career, even his mentor may not have foreseen the phenomenon his...
News Source: Macleans
| about 1 month ago
The founder of a revolutionary music education program in Venezuela will receive the $50,000 Glenn Gould prize next week for his inspirational work with children. Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu, who created the Foundation for the National Network of Youth...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, the remarkable orchestra created from Venezuela's El Sistema music education system, makes its Canadian debut next Monday. And it's bringing along two of its most internationally renowned stars — its founder, Jose...
News Source: The Boston Globe
| about 1 month ago
It didn’t take Stanford Thompson long to realize that his fellowship at New England Conservatory was anything but normal. A five-member film crew follows every move of the Georgia native and his nine classmates, as does an author on contract from W.