The Venezuelan Embassy and the Centro de la Diversidad Cultural de Venezuela en España (CDCVE), cultural arm of this Diplomatic Mission, announce the return of the Venezuelan Cuatro Workshop for this academic year 2021-2022 and the call for registrations for the X edition.
In homage to the first famous cuatro player, who as a pioneer contributed and developed the first technical resources for the solo performance of our instrument in the 20th century, will now be called Taller de Cuatro venezolano “Jacinto Pérez”. As in previous editions, the workshop is free of charge and classes will begin on 6 October at two venues: the Sanky, a socio-cultural space of the Asociación Vecinal Pradera Tercio Terol, at Calle José del Río, 23, on Wednesday and Friday afternoons; and the Escuela Julián Besteiro, a Confederal Training Centre of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), at Calle Azcona, 53, on Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. This 10th edition will last nine months, divided into three trimesters and is aimed at adults, adolescents and children, from 8 years of age, who are interested in learning about the diversity of Venezuelan music genres through the musical richness offered by the playing of the Cuatro, our national instrument declared Cultural Heritage of Venezuela. Registration can be done through this link, by calling 915 98 12 00 ext. 2007 or by emailing diversidadculturalvzlaespana@gmail.com. Those who register will be contacted by the teacher in order to know the level of knowledge of the instrument and the timetable of convenience.
