The educational event allowed attendees to acquire new knowledge and techniques for mastering the guitar, as well as show their abilities and skills with a work of their choice.

August has not only been a month of celebrations, but it has also become a nutritious learning opportunity for many students and musicians in the conurbation. These are more than 50 attendees who responded to the invitation extended by the La Serena Regional Symphony Orchestra Foundation to participate in an interesting guitar master class, an activity with a highly educational focus and no membership fee.

The musical event was conducted by one of the most prominent performers worldwide, the Chilean concert pianist Luis Orlandini, professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and professor and current Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Chile, who visited the city ​​of La Serena to share their knowledge, experiences and techniques with young talents in the Coquimbo Region.

The opportunity was deeply valued by the participants, both active and listening, who came to the offices of the Music Department of the University of La Serena to perform a piece of their choice, so that the teacher could see their abilities and skills. on the guitar, as well as correcting flaws and providing advice for better mastery of it.

After the master class given and his long experience as a teacher, Luis Orlandini related that “for many years I had heard from people, even my own students who studied here (La Serena) and then went to Santiago, that it was difficult to find people who had more dedication, so to speak, on the guitar. Today I met very interested young people, who played very well and who were well conducted; So it was a very nice and rewarding experience, since there was also a significant audience and that was very beneficial for everyone,” stressed the concert artist.

Likewise, he extended a message to all those performers who wish to continue their studies on the guitar, emphasizing that “when you want something, you have to do everything possible to achieve it. In the case of music or any type of art it is a little more complicated because one often has to fight to get a space, but it is absolutely possible. There are many people who dedicate themselves to music and the arts in general, and it is a very beautiful thing, which, moreover, allows us to have a more complete society.”

Jaime Guerrero, a Bachelor of Music student with a Major in Classical Guitar at ULS, was one of the active participants, stating that he was “very grateful for the opportunity to have participated in this master class with maestro Luis Orlandini; Without a doubt, it was an enriching and very important moment for me as a musician and instrumentalist.”

The pedagogical activity was organized by the La Serena Regional Symphony Orchestra Foundation, in coordination with the University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra and the Music Department of the higher education institution, where the academic and professor of the guitar chair, Francisco Vergara was in charge of organizing the list of participants. After the success of the class, he commented that “we talked with the students about the amount of time a guitarist had not come to La Serena to do an activity of this type. For the children it is of vital importance for their training, this allows them to consolidate the knowledge they have and is also a boost to the teachers who are here, since it serves as support for what one teaches to young people during educational training." .

Teacher Vergara also referred to the expectations of the students, as well as the academic staff of the U. de La Serena regarding the class: “the students and I loved the class, the truth is that It was super good, super attentive, and it was given as a class should always be, with instructions, suggestions and corrections if necessary. She was very good and always interesting and open to what they are listening to as well.”

It should be noted that in addition to the master class, Luis Orlandini participated as a guest soloist at the VI Seasonal Concert of the University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra, to celebrate the 474th anniversary of La Serena, where he dazzled the hundreds of attendees who They filled the city's Municipal Theater.

Source: Press Symphony Orchestra University of La Serena