Bolivia

Magali Pinto, President of the Suzuki Association of Santa Cruz writes:

We are profoundly thankful for the unselfishness, which the students, families and Pat D’Ercole demonstrated through the fund raising project to benefit the Suzuki Association of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This donation has allowed us to buy a digital piano and music stands. This has filled a great need in our institution. We will now face new challenges with increased responsibility, and we will use these beautiful gifts well. We want to express our sincere gratitude to Pat D’Ercole, her students and families, and her university for this noble gesture.

The XVI Festival Suzuki, held in Lima, Peru, was a resounding success by all accounts. Teachers, students and parents left the festival full of energy, resolve, and renewed dedication. All were impressed by the spirit of friendship, cooperation and support amongst our local teachers. The Suzuki Association of Peru has now gained a reputation in America Latina and serves as a model for other such Associations.

Blancamaria Montecinos, the President of the Suzuki Association of Chile sent us this message: “I think that this has been the best organized festival I have seen in Peru. The level and above all the…

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From Roberta Centurion, International Representative, Suzuki Association of Peru, SAA Latin American Liaison

More than forty Suzuki Teachers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru, Uruguay and the United States came together for the Second Latin American Suzuki Teachers’ Conference held at the Hotel Exclusive in Lima, Peru, on January 12-14 of this year. The event was organized by Caroline Fraser, Marilyn O’Boyle and Roberta Centurion, Latin American Liaisons to the SAA, and was sponsored by the Association Suzuki of the Americas.

Numerous presenters kindly shared their expertise: Tanya Carey -”Developing Leadership Abilities” and “Working Together Towards a Common…

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Translations by Marcial BF, Roberta Centurion, Grace Carvajal Mulatti

In January of this year, the XVI Suzuki International Festival was held in Lima, Peru. A total of 83 teachers and 204 students attended. Teachers arrived from Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico and from various parts of Peru outside of Lima, including Arequipa, Trujillo, Piura, and Cusco. In my Piano IB class alone, there were six countries represented! This was made possible by the financial support we received from the Suzuki Association of the Americas and from the Suzuki teachers of Ohio. The Suzuki Association of Peru was able to…

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Several months have passed since the first SAA conference of Latin American Suzuki teachers (also known as PEPSAL—Primer Encuentro de Profesores Suzuki de America Latina). Most of you probably saw the wonderful photos and read the words of many of the teachers who were there, published in the last Journal. We really appreciate the extensive coverage of this event.

So what actually happened? What did we learn? What decisions were made? What are some results we can expect? I’d like to share some of this with you, because this really was a significant event for everyone who participated and…

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I am very happy to be able to share with you the following reports. They have been submitted by several representatives of Latin American countries which participated in the Primer Encuentro de Profesores Suzuki de America Latina, PEPSAL.

Annika Petrozzi, Presidenta de la Asociación Suzuki del Perú

La Asociación Suzuki del Perú realizo su XIV Festival Internacional Suzuki, entre el 11 y el 15 de enero, seguido por el Primer Encuentro de Profesores Suzuki de Latinoamérica, los días 16 y 17 de enero. La convocatoria fue muy bien recibida por profesores y representantes de nuestros hermanos países vecinos, quienes acudieron en…

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Profile of Suzuki programs in Latin America

The table below is a compilation of information gathered from questionnaires sent to numerous Latin American Suzuki programs in May, 1997. The response was overwhelming! I am very grateful to all who participated in this survey. The results give a clear picture of the Suzuki programs in Latin America and provide guidance to help the SAA better serve and represent the Suzuki education throughout Latin America.

The countries which participated in the survey were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico.

The needs of these programs can be…

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A wonderful opportunity to experience the international aspect of Suzuki study in your local program or area association! As the SAA Liaison to Latin American Countries, I have talked to many SAA members who would like to be able to help the programs in Latin America. It has been challenging for everyone to find ways to do so, because of distance and communication difficulties.

In talking about this with several of you, a new idea was born which has many great possibilities for success. The idea is to have state, local and provincial Suzuki associations “adopt” a Latin American country and…

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Program Stats ASJ 21

This report is a composite of information from Suzuki programs in Peru, Chile and Bolivia. Marilyn O’Boyle, South American Liaison for the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and Roberta Centurion provided the information from Chile and Peru. Martha Shackford contributed the data on Bolivia. Ten Latin American countries currently have members in SAA, and members anywhere in the western hemisphere are encouraged to send information and articles on Suzuki activities in their countries to the American Suzuki Journal for publication.

The Suzuki Association of Peru, founded in 1982 by Marilyn O’Boyle and Caroline Blondet-Fraser, is one of the oldest and…

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