Albert Oppenheimer
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Director of the People's Music School's YOURS Project - Chicago |
| Location | Boston, MA, United States |
| Introduction | My name is Albert Oppenheimer and I am a composer, educator, and social entrepreneur from Starkville, Mississippi. I am a graduate of the 3rd class of Sistema Fellows at the New England Conservatory of Music. The fellowship was formed in response to a TED wish made by El Sistema founder and TED Prize winner Jose Abreu in 2009. Our mission is to study the Venezuelan social program, El Sistema, and apply its pedagogy and principles here in the USA and the rest of the world. I have blogged here about my journey through the Fellowship, my time doing community mapping in New Orleans, my residency in Venezuela studying El Sistema, and have posted some blogs about my two years as The Director of Youth Orchestras for The People's Music School. I'm searching for my next step - follow along, it should be an adventure! "Theory is only useful as a pilot light, and the real flame of passion is ignited through practice" |