Orchestra conductor and violin teacher Jesus Sira participated in The Third National Children-Youth Orchestras Workshop organized by CAF in Bolivia
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- Apr 8
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Source: CAF – Latin American development bank (www.caf.com)
(Tarija, October 10, 2011).- As part of the Social Action for Music created and developed by CAF – Latin American development bank – for the last 11 years, the Third National Children and Youth Orchestras Workshop began in the city of Tarija. The event, which ends October 13, is backed by the Tarija Departmental Government through its Directorate for Cultural Activity.
The workshop will be given by Venezuelan teachers: Alfredo D'addona, brass; Luis Orlando Giménez, cello; Jesús Sira, violin; and Julián Ramos, woodwind. The professionals will give lessons in instrumental technique to the 85 children and youngsters.
From La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija, Potosí, Sucre and El Alto, in the 10-day workshop. The objective is to help students create a common platform and a totally horizontal criterion in order to perform musical works with high quality and ensure academic consistency in technical and teaching terms.
The Social Action Program for Music - which CAF has been implementing since 2000 - has given classes to 45,000 vulnerable children and young people, trained 700 teachers who are currently multiplying the model in their communities, and organized over 160 instrumental, choral and lutherie workshops in 36 Latin American cities. Currently 45 institutions are replicating the model in various Latin American countries.
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