Student Choir Workshop Ends On High Note With Concert

A ten-day intense voice and choir workshop ended on Thursday with a concert at the National Cultural Center. The workshop commenced on September 26, attracting primary, secondary and tertiary school students. It was a collaborative effort of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information, the Simon Bolivar Foundation Music Foundation, El Sistema and the National Combined Schools Choir. The facilitators were Rafael Espinoza and Genaro Andres Quintana, Venezuelan master specialists in vocal technique and singing, and vocal trainer and choirmaster Robert Rene of Saint Lucia. Present at Thursday’s concert were parents, students, and several dignitaries. Among them, Ambassador-Designate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Her Excellency Leiff Liubliana Escalona Barrueta, His Excellency Ambassador of Mexico Luis Manuel López Moreno Ambassador of Mexico, and Governor General Emeritus, Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy. Guibion Ferdinand, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, was among the government officials present and praised the initiative’s successful collaboration. “This is really a testimony of the power of creative expressions,” Ferdinand said. “We in this part have a very special way of showing our talent and communicating with the world,” he added. He attributed this uniqueness...