[act-ma] 4/14 Venezuelan El Sistema 7/4 Ensemble

[Charlie Welch]

Venezuelan El Sistema 7/4 Ensemble  (See article below for info on other 
performances).

Date: Monday, April 14, 2014, 5:30pm
See also: Arts and Humanities, Venezuela

Location:
Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA
Performance at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

The Venezuelan 7/4 Ensemble, a hot young musical septet from 
Barquisimeto, Venezuela, that is a product of the renowned El Sistema 
music-education program, will visit the Harvard Graduate School of 
Education during their Boston residency.

Featuring introductions and discussion with El Sistema USA founder Mark 
Churchill, HGSE Arts in Education program director Steve Seidel, and 
Boston-area music educators.

Co-sponsored by the HGSE Arts in Education program 
(http://www.gse.harvard.edu/academics/masters/aie/ ), the Boston 
Philharmonic (http://www.bostonphil.org), and the Conservatory Lab 
Charter School (http://conservatorylab.org) .

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          /Experience the mind-blowing passion and intensity of
          Venezuelan El Sistema's musical fireworks right here in
          Boston. These seven extraordinarily talented young musicians
          thrill audiences with selections from classical, jazz, latin,
          and pop genres. Don't miss the chance to hear their Boston
          debut! /


      Venezuelan 7/4 Ensemble

At the beginning of 2011, four Venezuelan trumpet players, all products 
of the Venezuelan System of Children and Youth Orchestras (El Sistema), 
decided to explore and conquer new musical frontiers beyond their 
experience as an academic trumpet quartet, having as their ambition to 
play not only the Venezuelan repertoire but also the vast repertoire of 
the entire American continent. To achieve this they invited to their 
ensemble three outstanding performers of the Venezuelan cuatro, the 
double bass and percussion to create a unique new musical organization.

ENSEMBLE 7/4 has definitely become an innovative musical and artistic 
voice, which starts with the use of the trumpet in genres that usual 
don’t feature it, like the Venezuelan joropo or the Argentinian tango. 
Other innovations include the creation of arrangements influenced by a 
deep investigation of the musical styles of countries such as Cuba, 
Mexico and the USA. These arrangements respect the original sonorities 
of the native music and feature a broad range of colors and timbres 
within the same instrument. In particular the group’s TOUR PABELLON 
CRIOLLO, a consolidation of its artistic and musical vision, is like a 
journey in which rhythms, melodies, colors and tastes intrinsic to our 
American countries join happily together.
BOSTON PERFORMANCES:
SUNDAY APRIL 13 // DAVID FRIEND RECITAL HALL, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC 
// 7:30PM <http://www.bostonphil.org/events/74-ensemble>
FRIDAY APRIL 18 // STRAND THEATER, DORCHESTER // 7:30PM 
<http://www.bostonphil.org/events/74-ensemble-0>


        Ensemble Member Bios and picture at

http://www.bostonphil.org/concertsevents/74-ensemble