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Celebrate Leonard Bernstein at 100 Together!
From the Editor
Tricia Tunstall
In my column last month, I wrote about the 101 young musicians at the iconic modernist Walt Disney Concert Hall in July – the first national Sistema orchestra in the U.S., the Take a Stand Festival Orchestra in Los Angeles. It was a milestone not only for those young musicians but also for the whole U.S. El Sistema-inspired movement.
FEATURE: All Together, Every Wednesday
José Antonio Abreu: A Remembrance and Celebration
Rodrigo Guerrero, Program Manager, Creative Youth Development, Mass Cultural Council; formerly Deputy Director of Institutional Development and International Affairs, Fundamusical, Venezuela
I was in a car on Saturday, March 24th, when in highly Venezuelan fashion, I was texted through WhatsApp with the sad news. Maestro Abreu had passed. My knee-jerk reaction was a professional reflex, one honed after many years in Maestro’s office: confirm the news, get the facts, make a plan, offer assistance… For the rest of the ride, I was furiously typing and calling making sure the information was handled correctly and in as respectful a fashion as he merited. The sniffling and tears were set aside; there was work to be done.
