Music for Interaction: Based on "En Mi Viejo San Juan" (2021 Creative Fusion - Hermelindo Ruiz)

"Music for Interaction: Based on 'En Mi Viejo San Juan’" was composed by Hermelindo Ruiz for students in the CCGS Education Program, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the founding of San Juan. This work features improvisation and storytelling, calling on both parents and students who moved from Puerto Rico to Cleveland to share their experiences. The nontraditional compositional format and notation engage students to be creative in their contribution to this collaboration. The score is based on "En Mi Viejo San Juan" by Puerto Rican composer Noel Estrada, an homage to the shared cultural roots of all of the performers.

"Music for Interaction: Based on 'En Mi Viejo San Juan'" fue compuesta por Hermelindo Ruiz para los estudiantes del Programa Educativo de la CCGS, celebrando el quingentésimo aniversario de la fundación de la ciudad de San Juan. Esta obra se basa en la improvisación y la narración de historias, tanto de los padres como de los estudiantes que se mudaron de Puerto Rico a Cleveland. El formato de composición y notación no tradicionales permiten que los estudiantes desarrollen su creatividad musical. Esta obra se inspira en la canción "En Mi Viejo San Juan" del compositor puertorriqueño Noel Estrada, un homenaje a las raíces culturales compartidas entre todos los artistas participantes.

Featuring:
Hermelindo Ruiz - solo guitar
Students from CCGS Education
Parents from CCGS Education

Presented by:
Cleveland Classical Guitar Society - https://cleguitar.org/
Comité Mexicano de Cleveland - https://comitemexicanodecleveland.org/
The Cleveland Foundation - https://www.clevelandfoundation.org/

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