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Abreu, José Antonio

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Personal name headingAbreu, José Antonio
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Birth date1939-05-07
Death date2018-03-24
Place of birthValera (Venezuela)
AffiliationUniversidad Católica Andrés Bello
Escuela de Música José Ángel Lamas
Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
Fundación del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela
Profession or occupationMusician Composer
Found inLa Venezuela posible, 1992- : v. 1, t.p. (José Antonio Abreu)
Cabemos todos? 2004: cover (José Antonio Abreu) p. 419 (economist degree, Univ. Católica Andrés Bello, 1961; titles of prof. ejecutante and master composer, Esc. José Angel Lamas, 1964; founded Orq. Sinfónica Simón Bolívar and Sist. Nac. de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela, 1975)
Washington post WWW site, viewed March 26, 2018 (José Antonio Abreu, a Venezuelan government economist turned musical educator who created a network of youth orchestras that has been replicated in dozens of countries around the world, died March 24 [2018]; he was 78; born in the western city of Valera on May 7, 1939; studied music from an early age; but he initially put his artistic aspirations on hold to become an economist, teaching at two universities in Caracas, and later entering politics)