LC control no. | n 95039754 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Abreu, José Antonio |
Birth date | 1939-05-07 |
Death date | 2018-03-24 |
Place of birth | Valera (Venezuela) |
Affiliation | Universidad 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 occupation | Musician Composer |
Found in | La 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) |