This masterful descriptive work written in 1725 by the Baroque composer, represents the changes of nature throughout the year mixed with subtle soundscapes.

We are preparing to enter the eighth month of the year and what better way than to start it with good music and top-level programming aimed at the family. That is why the University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra invites all inhabitants of the provinces of Elqui and Limarí to be part of three captivating and intimate free concerts.

This is the third Chamber Music Concert, which will open the fires of this second semester of presentations of the 2019 Season. The symphonic journey will be conducted by the String Ensemble, composed of the musicians: Ramiro Álvarez, Daniela Gayoso, Vanesa Flores, Paola Fuentes, Juan Pablo Luengo and Daniel Navea (violin); Polyana Brehmer and Lorenzo Cabello (viola); Monserrat Trujillo and Iván Rivas (violoncello); Andrés Carvajal (double bass), Alonso Araya (harpsichord) and the concertmaster of the professional ensemble as solo violinist, Leonardo Godoy, who will perform alongside actress Colomba Trujillo, to delight attendees with a masterful piece by the Venetian composer, Antonio Vivaldi ( 1678-1741).

'The Four Seasons' (1725) is one of the most famous works of this baroque musician and composer, being recorded and performed countless times by the most famous exponents of music. Vivaldi composed a cycle of 12 concertos for solo violin, string orchestra and harpsichord cataloged with op.8, where his four seasons are part of it: 'Concert No. 1 in E Major', op.8, RV 269, 'Spring'; 'Concert No. 2 in G Minor', op.8, RV 315, 'El Verano'; 'Concert No. 3 in F Major', op.8, RV 293 'The Autumn' and 'Concert No. 4 in F Minor', op.8, RV 297, 'The Winter'.

Regarding its structure, each station is a concert of three movements: one fast, one slow and one fast, inspired by the changes that nature presents throughout the year, considered a descriptive work with subtle journeys towards soundscapes. On this occasion, the sonnets that were written and published together with the work will be recited, therefore, features of a programmatic work are also presented.

The presentations begin at the Colegio Alemán de La Serena on Wednesday, July 31 at 19:00 p.m., and then give way to the territorial extension concert that will take place next Thursday, August 1, at 19:00 p.m. , in the Performing Arts room of the Hayquilonko Cultural Center (Ponio s/n street) in the commune of Monte Patria. For its mayor, Camilo Ossandón Espinoza, this concert promotes and enhances the culture of the rural commune and its people: “we are always available to work under the logic that cooperation is a principle that will change the world; Therefore, today we are taking advantage of being able to receive our friends from the Universidad de La Serena Symphony Orchestra to be able to give our neighbors this great artistic spectacle of chamber music, such as the presentation of 'The Four Seasons' by Antonio Vivaldi ( …) With this, thank the regional orchestra and, by the way, invite each of the people who live in Monte Patria and surrounding areas to be part of this great concert at our Hayquilonko Cultural Center.”

Later, on Friday, August 2, it is the turn of the regional capital, where the musicians will replicate this magnificent piece in the Aula Magna of the Ignacio Domeyko Campus of the ULS (Benavente #980), at 20:00 p.m.

Both presentations are free entry, without withdrawal of invitations, up to the total capacity of the venues.

This presentation and its 2019 Season are carried out thanks to the support and financing of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, which since 2016 has been attached to the National Budget Glosa; in addition to the important institutional support provided by the University of La Serena, through the Directorate of Linkage with the Environment and Extension (DIVEULS); the Municipality of La Serena and its Department of Culture; and on this occasion, the Municipality of Monte Patria and its Culture Unit and the Hayquilonko Cultural Center.

Written by Camila Pérez, University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra

The publication belongs to the pedagogue, researcher and pianist Olivia Concha.

With an important participation and call, the launch of a new book by the pedagogue and researcher Olivia Concha Molinari was carried out, where in addition to its two prologues, the students who inspired and provided the material for the text through their experiences, were part of a significant and very emotional presentation ceremony.

The pianist, who worked as an academic at the Department of Music at the University of La Serena, took a tour of the songs that she practiced with the students more than 30 years ago, and they, now adults, remembered the lyrics and sang in unison. every melody.

The book “Disarm and A(r)mar the music: Feeling, doing and relating senses and music” contains selected stories from classes recorded by the author during 7 years of work with the same group of children who began their studies in the 4th year. basic until 2nd year of secondary education (1986 - 1992) at the "Jorge Peña Hen" Experimental Music School in La Serena. It is aimed at musicians, teachers, music students and the general public interested in finding content and methodological suggestions for co-construction of musical knowledge.

There were many expressions of gratitude that the academic made, in addition to those she received as a way of showing the importance and meaning that the publication of this book, edited and published by the Publishing House of the University of La Serene.

Regarding the text, the first to present it was Paulo Barraza, who wrote one of the prologues, in which he expressed: “given the anachronism and inertia of current pedagogical practices, the work written by academic Olivia Concha Molinari is atypical, disruptive. , transgressive. From the title, the linear, disembodied and confessional reproduction of educational didactics is already put in check.” Likewise, Barraza highlighted that “he bravely puts the adult in his place and gives prominence to girls and boys, their voices, their stories, their lives. He challenges the reader to explore his auditory experience and delve into the sensorimotor root of that experience.”

For his part, the second prologue was given by academic Mario Arenas, who emphasized that “the contexts occur in the middle of a narrative, a story that, in addition to the sharpness of the theoretical vision, emerges pedagogically contextualized in its descent into the classroom. . It addresses a multiplicity of perspectives that prevent them from being transcribed as didactic recipes. He has the gift of observing how complex subjects that require long reflections for his complicity, are approached with simplicity, commented with the childlike candor of his students. Olivia's contribution, through this testimonial work, has been evident in those students who had the honor of participating in her classes. Olivia, thank you for leaving this work to La Serena, to Chile and to the world (…) I am sure that it will mark a before and after of musical education.”

Before concluding and sharing the melodies with her students, whom she affectionately calls “the children,” the author indicated that “the book is knowledge, it is the wonder of life, of music and that the children helped me understand.” . At the end, the teacher had the drawings from that educational period as a gift and she gave them to each of them.

The presentation of this text is available at Facebook page La Serena University Bookstore:

Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS

Radio Universitaria FM will broadcast the fourth and last program of this space financed by the Social Media Fund of the Government of Chile and the Regional Council.

This Sunday, July 28, at noon, Radio Universitaria FM, the station of the University of La Serena, will broadcast the last program of a cycle dedicated to highlighting the musical work of women authors and composers from the Coquimbo Region.

The space led by the musician and teacher, Raúl “Talo” Pinto, is financed by the Social Media Fund of the Government of Chile and the Regional Council, and its objective is to make the musical and composition work known to the community. from various authors from our area.

The guest of this program will be Cecilia Moreira, a music teacher who graduated from the ULS, who, in addition to practicing her teaching profession, is the director of the Alfredo Berndt Choir of La Serena. "From a young age she dedicated herself to singing, basically doing repertoire of Chilean and Latin American roots. Because of her special treble soprano voice, she was invited to join choral groups as a soloist, especially in early music repertoire. Her work as a composer began by putting poems to music by Gabriela Mistral and, of course, her own texts," said the host of the space.

This program can be heard through 94.5 FM and its online signal.

The activities respond to requests that the same academic units have made directly to the OSE.

During 2019, the Graduate Monitoring Office (OSE) of the University of La Serena has developed several workshops focused especially on students with a graduation profile, with the purpose of delivering and publicizing various strategies that allow them to understand and insert themselves. effectively in the world of work.

An example of the above is the “Teamwork” Workshop, carried out with the Pedagogy courses in Basic General Education and Kinesiology, which focuses on providing practical tools in a playful way to students with a ULS graduation profile to enable work. as a team in multidisciplinary contexts, and in which professionals must interact with diverse organizational realities and personalities within them.

The 4th year Kinesiology student, Carolina Rodríguez, highlighted that “it was very beneficial for us, since throughout our career we worked as a team in different subjects. The truth is that at the beginning of the career there are courses that focus on autonomous work rather than teamwork, and this experience is enriching because it makes us develop our soft skills to deal with our patients and move towards the rehabilitation of patients, which is the orientation of our career.”

While the student of Pedagogy in Basic General Education - Ovalle, Brenda Araya, valued “the importance of developing the topic of teamwork, because it is something that is difficult for all of us, today that we are students and later when we go to the working world, and once we learn it to teach our students, they can apply it too.”

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Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS

The La Serena University Symphony Orchestra and its guest conductor, Nicolas Rauss, captivated the audience with 'The Creatures of Prometheus', written by Ludwig van Beethoven.

'A journey towards emotions' has been the inspiring musical proposal that the University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra has materialized in 2019 in different communes of the Province of Elqui, achieving with great success an important call in all the venues where they performed, together with capturing, through great symphonies, different states of the soul.

From 'Joy & Jubilation' to the feelings of 'Tragedy' were the emotions embodied. Both presentations, the opening and the one that put the finishing touch to the first semester, were conducted by the restless and daring baton of the Swiss conductor and principal teacher of the USACH Orchestra, Nicolas Rauss. “I can only say that I had a great time with the La Serena Symphony Orchestra and with this wonderful work even more so, because we were with a very little-known Beethoven, in a very good mood; because Beethoven is not just a drama. I simply love coming to La Serena,” said the teacher.

The culminating concert of this first cycle marked by the states of the soul, surprised the attendees who came to the cities of Coquimbo and La Serena with the piece 'Las Creaturas de Prometeo', Op. 43, written by the German genius in 1801. The masterpiece included audiovisual projections, which allowed the public to be introduced to the mythical story that surrounds this ballet that Beethoven performed at the request of the Italian choreographer, Salvatore Viganó. The plot of the legend of Prometheus, whom the Greeks presented as a sublime spirit who refined the human race through the sciences and arts, revolves around two statues that come to life under the influence of harmony and with birth. They experience earthly passions. So Prometheus leads them to Apollo, God of the Arts, so that he may enlighten them with his wisdom.

For those who witnessed the V Concert of the 2019 Season, the proposal was classified as a balm for the senses. Patricia Contreras was one of the attendees who came to the Performing Arts Room of the Palace Cultural Center: “I love everything related to symphonic music, I grew up in a family of musicians and this connection that the orchestra has given us has been wonderful. I loved the program they offered, because it was fun and everything that has to do with the legend of Prometheus involves magic and that fascinates me. “I really enjoyed the concert because I sat last, listened carefully to the ballet, closed my eyes and imagined everything,” she said excitedly.

For his part, Edwin Buigley, who attended with his 9- and 6-year-old daughters, confessed that this is the first time he has participated in a concert by the regional orchestra: “I always saw the promotions for their concerts, but I hadn't given it a chance.” time to come Now that I could, I pleasantly enjoyed the concert,” he confessed, adding that he was very interested in listening to the work written by Beethoven.

The fifth presentation of the year closed the first half of this season with great success, based on an inspiring and exciting program that traveled through the feelings of 'Joy & Jubilee', 'Illusion & Surprise', 'Sadness & Melancholy', 'Enthusiasm & Fun' and 'Tragedy' from the hand of great exponents in conducting and guest soloists. This second semester, 'A journey through emotions' will continue to bear fruit with acclaimed artists and a vast selection of works to delight the territory's public.

It should be noted that this season is carried out thanks to the support and financing of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, which since 2016 has been attached to the National Budget Glosa; in addition to the important institutional support provided by the University of La Serena, through the Directorate of Linkage with the Environment and Extension (DIVEULS); the Municipality of La Serena, through its Department of Culture; and the Municipality of Coquimbo in conjunction with its Department of Culture.

Written by Camila Pérez, University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra

Geovanny Pizarro, an architect who graduated from the University of La Serena in 2015, dedicated part of his time to participating in a job placement consultancy given by the ULS Graduate Monitoring Office. In the activity, he received tools and tips to face future job interviews.

In an interview with DIVEULS, Geovanny comments that his dream since he was at the University was to work in an office that met his expectations in the city of Santiago, and if possible, not to work in areas not related to his profession.

When he arrived at the job search platform, he began to send applications and review notices, he applied what he learned in the consultancy, where he saw with amazement how in one day he had a thousand people connected. He put in the effort, submitted many requests and confirms that it worked for him.

He currently works at FG Arquitectos, an Office located in Vitacura, Santiago. He also tells us that this job meets all his expectations. His task for three months has been directly related to a project for a condominium of 250 houses in Chicureo and another of 30 houses in Cachagua.

Geovanny sends a message to the entire university community and graduates: “As a message, I believe that we must take advantage of all the tools provided by the talks and advice offered by the University of La Serena. The day I left the counseling (Graduate Monitoring Office), I was happy and I told all the colleagues I could to attend too.”

The ULS Graduate Monitoring Office carries out activities throughout the year for students and graduates of the institution, maintaining constant contact and fluid communication to accompany the transition of students from students to the world of work.

Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS