PRIAA EN GUAYABA HABANERA UN ESFUERZO MUSICAL DE COMMUNITY MUSIC WORKS

Foto:  L to R: Congresista David Cicilline, Presidente de Puerto Rican Institute for the Arts (PRIAA)- Lydia Perez,  Miguel Rosario, Liza Gordon de Latino Public Radio, Hesima Moja,  Gaddier Rosario, Miembros de la Junta Ejecutiva de PRIAA y Brenda Cepeda, del Grupo Ofrecimiento de Springfield, MA


Providence, Rhode Island:  El Viernes 17 de mayo del 2013 se llevó a cabo el evento "Fantasía de Guayaba Habanera en el John Hope Settlement House, en Providence, Rhode Island.  Un maravilloso evento musical del trabajo realizado en una semana del compositor venezolano Gonzalo Grau junto con miembros de la organización  "Community Musicworks".  El trabajo realizado lo puedes ver aquí en este sencillo video del recuerdo donde pude captar un poquito, de todo el manjar de música clasica mezclada con los ritmos Cubano.  Agradecemos infinitamente a "Community Musicworks" y a su Director Ejecutivo Sebastian Ruth, por incluirnos y darnos una muestra de que la música esta en todos y que cada uno puede poner un granito de arena para que brille mas de lo que brilla NUESTRA MÚSICA LATINA.

 Queremos de igual forma  dar las gracias a Marta Martínez, Fundadora y Directora ejecutiva de la organización Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA) por el valioso trabajo que realiza promocionando las artes Latina y por la invitación.

Si desea ver video de Guayaba Habanera Pulse aquí.

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