We brought musicians and educators, Kike Galdames and Claudio Gonzalez, to Indiana on a special P3 visa granted by the U.S. Government for renowned international artists presenting a culturally unique program. 

 

Our International Teaching Artists gave 3 concerts and community workshops/masterclasses in 3 cities across the state of Indiana - Bloomington, North Manchester and Fort Wayne Indiana. NE Indiana Teaching Artist, Vivianne Belanger, also a flutist with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, accompanied the final performance.

 

Teaching Artists shared original music and poetry of Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman Nobel Prize Laureate in literature.   They shared instruments unique to their Andean cultures of South American, including the Quena, Sicura cajon peruano, zampoña, and Didjiridoo.​  All concerts and workshops were purposefully open to the public and free of cost. 

 

Our Teaching Artists were invited to bilingual interviews in both Spanish and English across the State, including WBOI 89.1 with Julia Meek, Conexion Latina with David Calderon, and Bloomington's HOLA Bloomington radio program.  Print media coverage included articles in the Journal Gazette and the largest Spanish newspaper, El Mexicano. 

 

This programming was made possible by Bridging Worlds Inc, in partnership with Honeywell Arts in Education, North Manchester High School, La Casa/Latino Cultural Center IU, Purdue University Ft. Wayne, Arts & Humanities Council IU, Indiana University Bloomington, PFW School of Music, Chilean Ministry of Arts and Culture, and the Gabriela Mistral Foundation in NYC.