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READ: We chatted with Jason Treuting of So Percussion about several New York premieres to be performed on their upcoming Neighborhood Concert on April 19, the ensemble’s impressive stage presence, and some new and exciting projects on the horizon.
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READ: Family music’s first soul band Shine and the Moonbeams is performing five McGraw-Hill Carnegie Kids concerts in all five boroughs this season. Leading up to their second concert on April 14, 2013 at the Bronx Library Center, we spoke with lead singer Shawana Kemp about her origins as a songwriter and what she hopes to share with children and their families.
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WATCH: Percussionist Marcus Santos helps students learn how to perform some of the Brazilian samba rhythms that Composer Osvaldo Golijov has used in La Pasión según San Marcos.
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WATCH: Composer Osvaldo Golijov and pianist/composer Gonzalo Grau discuss the tension of syncopation and share the origins of "Por Qué," a selection from La Pasión según San Marcos that is derived from the mambo music of Cuba.
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READ: In a recent conversation with Carnegie Hall’s Director of Artistic Planning Jeremy Geffen, Osvaldo Golijov discussed the cultural genesis of La Pasión and why it continues to inspire his work as a composer.
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