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Changing Lives
Tricia Tunstall
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Description for Changing Lives
Hardcover. The story of conductor extraordinaire Gustavo Dudamel, and the music education program, El Sistema, that led him to success. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
When Gustavo Dudamel, at the age of twenty-eight, ascended the podium at the Hollywood Bowl for his inaugural concert as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he immediately captivated the hearts of his audience, just as he had the minds of music critics who designated him a modern-day Leonard Bernstein.
In Changing Lives, the maestro's story becomes the entry point to an equally captivating subject: El Sistema, the music education program that nurtured his musical talent, first as a young violinist and then as a budding conductor under the mentorship of its founder, José Antonio Abreu. What ... Read more
When Gustavo Dudamel, at the age of twenty-eight, ascended the podium at the Hollywood Bowl for his inaugural concert as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he immediately captivated the hearts of his audience, just as he had the minds of music critics who designated him a modern-day Leonard Bernstein.
In Changing Lives, the maestro's story becomes the entry point to an equally captivating subject: El Sistema, the music education program that nurtured his musical talent, first as a young violinist and then as a budding conductor under the mentorship of its founder, José Antonio Abreu. What ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393078961
SKU
V9780393078961
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About Tricia Tunstall
Tricia Tunstall is the author of Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music and Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson. A leading advocate for the importance of music education in children’s development, she consults with El Sistema programs in the United States and internationally.
Reviews for Changing Lives
"Starred Review. This passionate and inspiring story should be read by all those interested in music education, community building, and advocacy for the disadvantaged. An essential purchase." "Tunstall soundly probes how it is that classical music has played such a powerful role in the protection, education, and elevation of so many children born into poverty. The author does a noble ... Read more