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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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READ: Writer and critic Fernando González reveals the musical roots of Orquestra Imperial and Arnaldo Antunes who share the Voices from Latin America bill on December 5 in Zankel Hall.
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WATCH: Gustavo Dudamel and fellow Voices from Latin America Artistic Advisor Osvaldo Golijov discuss the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, which Dudamel considers "a family" and which, for Golijov, is completely devoid of "cultural baggage."
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