Nov 12 2015
November 12, 2015
By Shari Goodwin for "The Word"
Jose Luis Hernandez, director of Sistema Tulsa, is about to realize a dream come true. He has been invited to be a guest conductor for the renowned Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra…
Oct 12 2015
By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer
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The purpose of El Sistema, Hernandez-Estrada said, “is to use music, to use our culture, as the vehicle to raise up a new generation of…
Oct 12 2015
Those who attended the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s concert experienced a world class musical event. Wynton Marsalis and the orchestra members all demonstrated outstanding composing, arranging and jazz performance skills to a full Tulsa Performing Arts Center crowd. The…
Sep 26 2015
Jul 10 2015
Remarks given at the July 7, 2015 Regular TPS School Board of Education meeting in support of agenda item G-6.
With your permission Madam President:
My name is Jose Luis Hernandez. I am founding director of Sistema Tulsa. I would…
Jun 20 2015
First Published June 19, 2015 on the Sistema Fellowship Center Blog
One of my education systems professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Education recently shared that “People support most what they help create.” (Cassidy 2015) For Sistema-inspired leaders and…
May 7 2015
Apr 6 2015
A few days ago, I visited with students and parents at a local Tulsa Elementary school to speak about music education and our Sistema Tulsa project. I enjoy these opportunities because I can connect and learn from them. I always…
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