Friday, August 24, 2007

Play and fight

Tocar Y Luchar is a documentary film about the children's and youth orchestra system in Venezuela. I was teary-eyed half the time I was watching it at the Royal Geographical Society. Can we get Filipino philanthropists to support a program like this back home? Trailer here.

I heard the Proms encore of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by Dudamel via BBC Radio 3 online. "Totally spectacular," according to the commentator.

I love the look on conductor Gustavo Dudamel's face as they play Lenny Bernstein's "Mambo" from West Side Story. Madness!

4 comments:

  1. WOOW!!! Fantastic!!!! Really want to see the film NOW!!! siudingdong ^.^

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  2. you must see it! it would also be inspiring for your students. :)

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  3. Hi Hi, Where U see this Documentary film? I when HMV today and want to find it out! But the saleman told me there are no DVD nor VCD for that! and on the web U provided can order it!!! Strange!!!
    siudingdong ^.^

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  4. this was a special screening before the proms performance of the simon bolivar youth orchestra of venezuela. you will probably have to order it online, unless they're not releasing it commercially.

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