NEC'S ABREU FELLOWS PROGRAM TO TRAIN FUTURE LEADERS IN EL SISTEMA, VENEZUELA'S MUSIC FOR SOCIAL CHANGE MODEL The year-long Abreu Fellows Program at New England Conservatory provides tuition-free instruction and a needs-based living stipend for 10 outstanding postgraduate musicians and music educators, "passionate for their art and for social justice," who seek to guide the … Continue reading Abreu Fellows Program 2010 now accepting applications
Jonathan Andrew Govias
Peerless pressure
If you think for a moment what it was like to grow up with siblings (with my condolences to those readers who didn't), you'll hopefully come to the conclusion that your life was a lot better off because of them. Brothers and sisters are essentially a pre-fabricated peer group, friends, and support network all in … Continue reading Peerless pressure
Sleeper agents of change
I fall asleep in concerts, I admit it. At the end of a long day, in a comfortable seat, lights dimming, beautiful music assailing my ears...what do they expect? I'm not ashamed by this - I'm as human as the next person snoring beside me. We're not bored, we're simply responding to the event in … Continue reading Sleeper agents of change
Measuring up
The week before the end of term at NEC I was working on a project for El Sistema USA, the national network, involving the creation of a mechanism for profiling start-up el Sistema nucleos outside of Venezuela. It required a modest amount of thought to find a way to capture succinctly the data that would … Continue reading Measuring up
Board games
[Earlier today I had the pleasure and privilege of addressing the Board of Trustees of the New England Conservatory jointly with my esteemed colleague Lorrie Heagy, who has featured very prominently in my videos posted below. The following text is an excerpt from my prepared comments to the Board. ] I’m an orchestra person. I … Continue reading Board games
Baltimontage
Not just two updates in one week, but two video updates!
Round and round we go
This is long overdue, but I hope it was worth the wait.
It’s been Donne before.
the rapidity with which Guitar Hero and Rock Band were embraced suggests that the greatest fulfillment found in music is still through the active contribution to the experience, at whatever level is reasonably available
It's been Donne before.
the rapidity with which Guitar Hero and Rock Band were embraced suggests that the greatest fulfillment found in music is still through the active contribution to the experience, at whatever level is reasonably available
Venio, Video, Vinco
Not just two blog posts in one week, but the second is a video blog post at that. Enjoy this mini-documentary of a component of our activities in Baltimore last week.
Jonathan Andrew Govias 