{"id":9381,"date":"2011-06-14T15:42:28","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T19:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=9381"},"modified":"2011-06-14T21:22:27","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T01:22:27","slug":"el-sistema-comes-to-the-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2011\/06\/el-sistema-comes-to-the-bahamas","title":{"rendered":"El Sistema Comes To The Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Neapolitan Connection Poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canada’s Neapolitan Connection Concert Series performs Benefit Concert for El Sistema Bahamas<\/strong><\/p>\n

With crime heavy on the minds of Bahamians these days, perhaps the answer to the problem doesn\u2019t lie in the gallows of Her Majesty\u2019s Prison, but in the hearts, minds and hands of the fifth-graders who live in Nassau Village.<\/p>\n

The Bahamas Music Conservatory has been working along with the Bahamian government to bring the orchestral program \u2018El Sistema\u2019, which has been saving lives of young children in Venezuela, to the Bahamas. The program is due to start in September 2011 at Cleveland Eneas Primary School in Nassau Village.<\/p>\n

Canadian concert pianist, Ron\u00e9e Boyce, says “I taught music at a school for underprivileged children in Toronto, and have experienced firsthand the everlasting benefits of sharing the gift of music with young minds. As soon as I heard about \u2018El Sistema Bahamas\u2019, I knew I wanted to be a part of making that program happen.”<\/p>\n

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Ronee Boyce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ron\u00e9e Boyce, along with Sybil Shanahan and Sharon Lee (two of her musical colleagues from Canada), have agreed to play a benefit concert in support of the Bahamas Music Conservatory\u2019s \u2018El Sistema Bahamas\u2019 program. The classical trio who are a part of \u2018The Neapolitan Connection Concert Series\u2019 in Toronto, will present an evening of chamber music consisting of French, Russian and Baroque repertoire including popular favorites.\u00a0 The concert will take place at The Ebenezer Methodist Church Sanctuary on Shirley Street at 7:00pm, Sunday, July 3rd 2011. Admission is free, but a collection will be taken for the benefit of the \u2018El Sistema Bahamas\u2019 program.<\/p>\n

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Sybil Shanahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ron\u00e9e, Sybil and Sharon are only three out of fourteen Canadian Musicians who are traveling to the Bahamas at the beginning of July. The group is set to perform in the Nassau City Opera Company\u2019s production of Gershwin\u2019s \u2018Porgy and Bess\u2019.\u00a0 This popular opera will be performed at the Rainforest Theatre July 5th, 6th and 7th with the gala performance being held on July 10th, 2011. Tickets are available at the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts Box Office.<\/p>\n

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Sharon Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These Canadian musicians are looking forward to entertaining us in Nassau, and helping to bring the \u2018El Sistema Bahamas\u2019 program to fruition. Please support their classical concert, and ultimately, our own young Bahamian music students, who now hold the hope of a bright future in their hands, thanks to \u2018El Sistema Bahamas\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With crime heavy on the minds of Bahamians these days, perhaps the answer to the problem doesn\u2019t lie in the gallows of Her Majesty\u2019s Prison, but in the hearts, minds and hands of the fifth-graders who live in Nassau Village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[26,104,21,22,51],"class_list":["post-9381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-arts","tag-culture","tag-educational","tag-music","tag-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}