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	Gustavo Dudamel Internationally acclaimed conductor GUSTAVO DUDAMEL, who continues to share his magnetic enthusiasm for music with audiences of all ages around the world, will begin his thirteenth year as Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra (now known as the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela) this fall. In September 2011, he will enter his third season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and begin his fifth season with the Gothenburg Symphony... (Read more).
	Deborah Borda DEBORAH BORDA’s outstanding career in music administration has been distinguished by her bold, creative leadership and implementation of innovative business model changes, revitalizing each institution she has led. A highly effective communicator, strategic planner, and consensus-builder... (Read more).
	John Adams One of Minimalism’s shaping spirits, John Adams is a composer of distinctive stylistic élan. He made an early decision to break with the modernist aesthetic prevailing in post-war Europe and U.S. academia, launching a vigorous exploration of Minimalism infused with American vernacular influences. Adams’ later music expands these elements with long-limbed polyphony, chromaticism, and his “earbox” technique of modal transposition. He won the Grawemeyer Award... (Read more).
	Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 12 Grammys, including the 2007 Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, he continues to amaze audiences. There are few artists in the music industry who have had more influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Herbie Hancock. As the immortal Miles Davis said in his autobiography, “Herbie was the step... (Read more).