Tag Archives: Alonso Toro

Mr. Danger and Musical Bestiary

Posted on July 28, 2011 by pauldesenne

Ever since Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, musical creation has delighted in the zoo as extra-musical program content. Despite its Olympic gold medal in abstraction, music has the ability to evoke, to caricature, to imitate the animal world with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musical thoughts from Venezuela | Tagged Agustin Loro, Alonso Toro, Carlos Andres Perez, Chavez, Collor de Mello, Felix Martin, George W. Bush, Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino Santos Neto, Messiaen, music, Saint-Saens, venezuela

Camerengata

Posted on February 19, 2010 by pauldesenne

Usually, musicians mention in their CVs their most celebrated teachers. I am attracted to the opposite idea: I would mention in mine the students – brilliant musicians – whom I had the pleasure of knowing in the cello department at … Continue reading →

Posted in Musical thoughts from Venezuela | Tagged Alonso Toro, Gonzalo Grau Palacios, Latin America, music, Nuevo Latino Festival, Paul Desenne, Simón Bolívar Conservatory, venezuela

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