Over the years we have brought instrumental teachers, luthiers, conductors, singers, music initiation specialists, composers and even actors to Bolivia to offer master classes and teacher-training workshops. As many have come long distances and the work is intensive, they stay for several weeks, sometimes months at a time. This work has provided the groundwork for ongoing consultation and training via online sessions.
Paul Desenne, Mimi Zweig, Katharine Gowers, Francisco Vila, Marie-Francoise Pallot, Lyda Chen-Argerich, Eric Hosler, Willem Stam and Michel Strauss are among those who have generously contributed to this effort.
American violinist Eric Hosler teaching quartets in El Alto.
Venezuelan-American composer and cellist Paul Desenne during a teacher-training workshop in La Paz.
American soprano Sara Hershkowitz giving master classes in La Paz.
Violinist Marie-Francoise Pallot and violinist Lyda Chen Argerich during a session with a young student in La Paz.
Bolivian-Brazilian actor Fernando Arze workshops with the Bolivia Clasica chamber orchestra musicians in Samaipata.
Online lessons are also a big part of what we do, and thanks to our generous network of musicians around the world, students are able to access invaluable sources of knowledge and inspiration.
French cellist Michel Strauss teaching from the Paris Conservatoire during lockdown.
British double bassist Jonny Gee teaching from his studio in London.
“Here we are working with kids who don’t have such a fortunate background. It has made me think about my own life, my own journey in a way that I’ve never thought about it before. Anyone coming to work with Bolivia Clasica is going to come away with a different sense of who they are. It is not money driven, it is not status driven, it is purely about creating a future generation of Bolivian musicians.”
– Alana Bennett, American cellist
A lo largo de los años hemos traído profesores de instrumento, lutieres, cantantes, especialistas en iniciación musical, compositores e incluso actores a Bolivia para ofrecer clases magistrales y talleres de formación para profesores. Como muchos han viajado grandes distancias y el trabajo es intensivo, se quedan por varias semanas, a veces meses a la vez. Este trabajo ha provisto el trabajo preliminar para una consulta en curso y entrenamiento a través de sesiones en línea
Paul Desenne, Mimi Zweig, Katharine Gowers, Francisco Vila, Marie-Francoise Pallot, Lyda Chen-Argerich, Eric Hosler, Willem Stam and Michel Strauss están entre aquellos que han contribuído generosamente hacia este esfuerzo.
“Aquí estamos trabajando con chicos que no tienen un antecedente muy afortunado. Esto me ha hecho pensar sobre mi propia vida, mi propio camino en una manera en la que nunca he pensado sobre ello antes. Cualquiera viniendo a trabajar con Bolivia Clásica se marchará con un diferente sentido de quiénes son. No es impulsado por dinero, ni por status, es puramente acerca de crear una futura generación de músicos bolivianos.”
– Alana Bennett, chelista americana