The weekend was really exciting in our musical house, as we shared a concert with the musicians of the Emil Friedman School of Caracas. An educational institution and one of the few in Venezuela where music is a fundamental part of the studies, in fact they are so dedicated that many of the most talented musicians of our institution come from this school. They are celebrating their 75th anniversary and wanted to make this concert in our house.
The friendship between both institutions began in the 70's when our founder, Maestro José Antonio Abreu approached the founders of the school, in fact, the boy who conducts the orchestra in the video I have shared above is family of our Maestro and at the same time is a graduate of the school, so he is a representation of the ties between both institutions and it means a lot that today he is the one who conducts us.
It is the first time in a year that we did not sing with our tails, I had to wear my old white shirt and tie for the concerts and I was surprised to notice that I have gained a lot of weight, I almost do not fit this outfit 😅 so I must lose weight or buy new clothes, but it did not prevent me to fully enjoy the presentation, as we did our great classics of multitudinous concerts, the 9th symphony of Beethoven and Handel's Hallelujah.
The rest of the union of both orchestras and the school choir, something I would have liked to enjoy from the audience, but the hall was full and I had to listen from outside, but seeing so many children making music together with us is totally inspiring, it raises my faith in my country and motivates me to continue in this beautiful career I chose for my life 🙏
