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Introducing the Take A Stand Festival Orchestra
In July of this year, the U.S. El Sistema-inspired movement celebrated its first national orchestra. The Take A Stand Festival Orchestra, supported by the Take A Stand partnership (Los Angeles Philharmonic, Bard College, and the Longy School of Music of Bard College), brought together 101 musicians ages 12-18, from 34 different programs around the U.S., for ten intensive days of rehearsals and a culminating concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and Hollywood Bowl Conductor Thomas Wilkins, the concert included music by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, and Coleridge-Taylor, and concluded with Leonard Bernstein’s “Mambo!” and an improvisatory jam session.
The Take A Stand Partnership also organized a three-day symposium to coincide with the culminating concert; the symposium was attended by 385 participants from 96 programs in 23 states and three foreign countries. Major topics of discussion included research and evaluation; creative music-making; adapting to students’ changing needs as they grow; and being part of greater music education communities. In particular, many discussions focused on issues of social justice, equity, cultural biases and cultural competencies.
Date Published: 21 October 2017
Presentando la Orquesta Festival “Take A Stand”
En julio de este año, el movimiento de El Sistema de los EE.UU. celebró su primera orquesta nacional. La Orquesta Festival “Take A Stand,” apoyada por la alianza Take A Stand (la Filarmónica de Los Ángeles, Bard College, y Longy School of Music of Bard College), unió a 101 músicos entre 12 y 18 años, provenientes de 34 diferentes programas en los EE.UU., para diez días intensivos de ensayos y un concierto culminante en el Walt Disney Concert Hall. Dirigido por Gustavo Dudamel y el director del Hollywood Bowl, Thomas Wilkins, el concierto incluyó música de Berlioz, Chaikovski, Elgar, y Coleridge-Taylor, y cerró con “¡Mambo!” de Leonard Bernstein y un jam de improvisación.
La Alianza Take A Stand también organizó un simposio de tres días para coincidir con el concierto culminante; asistieron al simposio 385 participantes provenientes de 96 programas en 23 estados y 3 países extranjeros. Temas mayores de discusión incluyeron la investigación y la evaluación; como tocar de una manera creativa; la adaptación a las necesidades cambiantes de los estudiantes mientras crecen; y el hecho de hacer parte de comunidades de educación musical más grandes. En particular, muchas discusiones se enfocaron en cuestiones de justicia social, equidad, prejuicios culturales, y competencias culturales.
Fecha: 21 octubre 2017
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