From the Top in Colombia
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Channel: From the Top · 2012 · Music
What do young musicians who come from the edge of the Amazon rain forest, the sophisticated big city of Bogotá, and the villages and towns in-between have in common? An incredible music education system and one of the top youth orchestras in the Americas! This week, From the Top comes to you from the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia, where you'll hear amazing performances by the Colombian Youth Philharmonic (Filarmónica Joven de Colombia) and one of the nation's flagship Orff ensembles. Listen to the broadcast: http://www.fromthetop.org/content/show-255-bogota-colombia YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/fromthetop From the Top taped show #255 in Bogotá, Colombia at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo on May 30, 2012. The show features over 100 young musicians from the Colombian Youth Philharmonic and the Allegro Ensemble Batuta. From the Top's first international taping was the result of efforts by the National Batuta Foundation (Fundación Nacional Batuta), the Filharmonica Joven de Colombia, and the Bolivar Davivienda Foundation (Fundación Bolívar Davivienda). This special episode of From the Top's NPR radio program will air on participating stations the week of September 17, 2012 and is dedicated to the memory of Maestro Matthew Hazelwood.
