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Venezuela Conference: Concert by Maestra Elisa Vegas, conductor

  • Askwith Auditorium Longfellow Hall 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA, 02138 United States (map)

Join for a concert conducted by Maestra Elisa Vegas as part of the conference "Beyond Oil: Education for Growth, Inclusion and Human Flourishing in Venezuela". 

One of Venezuela's leading cultural figures, Maestra Vegas is currently the only woman serving as music director of a professional symphony orchestra in the country, the Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, she is widely recognized for using orchestral music as a vehicle for social inclusion, bringing classical and popular Venezuelan music to new audiences and demonstrating how culture can support the same goals of growth, inclusion, and human flourishing that guide the conference.

Earlier Event: May 7
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Later Event: May 12
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