He regularly listens to classical music and the concerts of the Radio Symphonic Orchestra.
ΠΠ½ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π‘ΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ° ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎ.
In the 21st century, symphonic music institutions face major challenges that question their traditional ways of operating.
Π XXI Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ·Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π²ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ.
Drawing on studies and concepts from science and technology studies, we understand classical symphonic music as a material social practice.
ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ· ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ, ΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π΅ΠΌ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΡ.
Analogously, we understand classical symphonic music as a socio-material practice.
ΠΠ½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π΅ΠΌ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΡ.
How did the Symphonic Etudes come about?
ΠΠ°ΠΊ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΈ Β«Π‘ΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ΄ΡΒ»?
It was divided into thirteen schools for orchestral stringed instruments and thirteen for symphonic winds.
ΠΠ½Π° Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ» ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΡΡΡΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ» Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°.
Each school had its own ensembles, most prominently chamber orchestras or symphonic bands of different levels.
Π ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Ρ, ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ΠΉ.
On a cultural note, Arango started a process of reflection on why the Red placed such emphasis on symphonic music, given that Colombia is a country of municipal bands.
Π ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΡΠ°Π½Π³ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Red ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΡ, Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΡ β ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π° ΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΎΠ².
Consequently, the Red created the Youth Symphonic Band in 2008, under the direction of the Belgian Frank De Vuyst, and the Popular Music Ensemble and Tango Orchestra in 2009.
Π ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π² 2008 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ Red ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π»Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΆΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ³ΠΈΠΉΡΠ° Π€ΡΠ°Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΠ΅ ΠΡΠΉΡΡΠ°, Π° Π² 2009-ΠΌ β Π°Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ±Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π³ΠΎ.
Arango was also surprised to find that the Red declared itself to be a symphonic project without any further explanation of its rationale in its documentary materials.
ΠΡΠ°Π½Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ Red ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ»Π° ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌ, Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ° Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ.
Her report noted that the contribution of the symphonic format to the social and musical objectives of the program was unclear.
Π Π΅Ρ ΠΎΡΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° Π² ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½.
what symphonic music does is very beautiful, because what it does is make the kids sound together, in a society that struggles to sound togetherβthe metaphor is very powerful.
ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°, ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎ: Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π΅ΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈ Π·Π²ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Π² ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎ Π·Π²ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅; ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ°.
Its workshop focused on playing, but percussion instruments and Colombian music rather than symphonic ones.
ΠΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΡΠ½ ΠΌΡΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π° ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈ.
I also observed a survey at the start of a rehearsal by the symphonic band.
Π― ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π°Π» ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡ Π² Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°.
For the social team, the main problem was the symphonic format.
ΠΠ»Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄Ρ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Ρ.
One school director was blunt: it makes little sense for the Red to be a production line of symphonic musicians when there is so little work for them.
ΠΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΠΌΠΎ: Red ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π±Π΅ΡΡΠΌΡΡΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π²Π΅ΠΉΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΄Π»Ρ Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ.
Franco once joked to me that the program should really be called the Network of Symphonic Music Performance (rather than the Network of Music Schools).
ΠΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π€ΡΠ°Π½ΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΈΠ» ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½Π΅Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π±Ρ Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°ΡΡ Π‘Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π°, Π° Π½Π΅ Π‘Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ».
As seen above, its 2017 report is permeated by a critique of the symphonic format, which is seen as impeding the development of citizenly capacities (βInformeβ 2017a).
ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π²ΡΡΠ΅, Π΅Ρ ΠΎΡΡΡΡ 2017 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ·Π°Π½ ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π³ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ (Β«InformeΒ» 2017a).
As his account reveals, symphonic training can be a challenge without the prior socialization of children into educational norms such as discipline, obedience, and commitment.
ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·, ΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ° ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π±Π΅Π· ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π²Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΡΠΌ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π°, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π΄Π΅Π»Ρ.