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WATCH: As we await the return of Gustavo Dudamel to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on December 10 and 11, the maestro's Voices from Latin America fellow Artistic Advisor Osvaldo Golijov recalls an early encounter with Dudamel in which the young conductor ignored centuries of conducting tradition to almost magical effect.
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READ: In the second excerpt from Tricia Tunstall's new book Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music, the first visit of Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela to the US in 2007 acts as a catalyst to bring "the Sistema-inspired momentum that had been simultaneously building on both coasts [to] a new peak of energy and excitement."
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WATCH: During Discovery Day: El Sistema on December 8, we explore Venezuela's spectacularly successful El Sistema educational program and its influence on educational thinking in the United States. The afternoon features a keynote lecture by Dr. Leon Botstein, a panel discussion with Dr. José Antonio Abreu, and a screening of the documentary Dudamel: Let the Children Play. Enjoy some excerpts from the documentary.
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WATCH: Voices from Latin America Artistic Advisors Gustavo Dudamel and Osvaldo Golijov discuss Latin American composers including the visceral Revuelatas, the "unselfconscious genius" Villa-Lobos, Ginestera, and Estevez.
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READ: In the first of three excerpts from Tricia Tunstall's new book Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music, classical music producer David Waters recalls the early 1990's recording sessions with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.
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