Before we get fully invested in sharing original articles and content about 2023-2024's programming, it'd be great to refresh your memory and remember our team and know where to find anything related to the Multicultural Music Group!
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Luis completed his doctoral degree in administration and supervision at Teachers College, Columbia University. He worked with the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music as Artistic Director, with the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and the School of Education at the Ana G. Mendez University System’s Metropolitan Campus as Dean of Academic Affairs and Dean of School respectively, and the Caribbean University of Puerto Rico as External Affairs Coordinator and Chancellor of the Bayamon Campus. He currently works as Executive Director of the Multicultural Music Group, and consultant for arts and educational entities such as the Center for Arts Education Research at Teachers College, Columbia University; Applied Global Research Institute; EDP University in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the Pearson’s edTPA National Teaching Certification; and the Mexico National Educational Reform during 2017 and 2018. Luis is a 1997 Echoing Green Fellow.
Violist Melanie Dyer performs and composes in creative, improvised and through-composed music forms In 2011, Melanie founded WeFreeStrings, an improvising string/rhythm collective. She has performed with Sun Ra Arkestra, William Parker, Heroes Are Gang Leaders, Dead Lecturers, Gwen Laster’s New Muse 4tet, Henry Grimes, Tomeka Reid and many other innovative creatives is the U.S. and abroad.
Melanie has over 40 years experience as a resource development professional in the nonprofit sector working with cultural, human services and environmental justice organizations
Wilfredo José Burgos-Matos is a Latinx performance artist and singer, multilingual communications and community outreach specialist with a diverse skillset that includes higher ed administration, scholarly research,and teaching. His experience spans a decade of successful achievements in New York City, Austin, Texas, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. He served the Multicultural Music Group previously as Communications and Marketing Specialist from 2015-2018.
Brand Torres is a writer, poet, and English grammarian dedicated to making the English language accessible to as many people as possible. They graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Science in Education in 2020, and worked as a private school English teacher for five years. Loreli brings their extensive knowledge of the English language to their work at the Multicultural Music Group as the Executive Editor.
Our webpage is updated regularly. As of now, we have the most recent recordings from our Multicultural Music Encounters available. We invite you to take a look at them to get transported to the Andes or the Southern Cone of South America through the amazing compositions by Yuri Juárez and Pedro Giraudo.
During the month of June, the MMG held two concerts at Lehman College's Lovinger Theater and welcomed an audience eager to connect the history of the Black experience in Perú and Argentina to the music composed by our commissioned artists.
Please make sure to check out our past numbers of our newsletter, The Treble Clef. The great thing about this project, envisioned by our Executive Editor, Brand Torres, is that the content aligns with our current programming. Inspired by our sense of duty to education, many articles highlight historical aspects neglected in the K-12 curricula. What are you waiting for? JUST GO AND ENJOY!
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