Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music

Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780393078961
ISBN-13 : 0393078965
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Book Synopsis Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music by : Tricia Tunstall

Download or read book Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music written by Tricia Tunstall and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When twenty-eight-year-old Gustavo Dudamel 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 and the minds of critics, who designated him a modern-day Leonard Bernstein. In this beautifully woven narrative, the young maestro's story becomes the entry point to an equally captivating subject: El Sistema, the Venezuelan music education program that took Dudamel from child violinist to conductor extraordinaire."--Jacket.


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