MAESTRO - Reject the Elitist View

"This conductor wants you to reject an ‘elitist’ view of the symphony" PBS NewsHour 11/20/2018

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SUMMARY:  Gustavo Dudamel is one of the world's most celebrated classical musicians, as well as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.  Striving to make music more accessible, he is working with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), a program that offers free, high-quality music instruction to students in underserved communities.  Dudamel speaks to Jeffrey Brown about why he sees art as "access to beauty."

SACRED SOUNDS - Gregorian Chants

"Gregorian chants are a hit at this Nebraska seminary" PBS NewsHour 11/27/2017

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SUMMARY:  Spending 13 weeks at the top of the classical music charts, a group of priests are reinvigorating an early musical genre.  Special correspondent Dennis Kellogg of NET reports from eastern Nebraska.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary