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Alexander Pena tells us about ROCmusic, the after school music education opportunity

Alexander Pena and students of the ROCmusic Collaborative
ROCmusic Collaborative
Alexander Pena and students of the ROCmusic Collaborative

For some kids, the most important music discoveries are made AFTER school.  Mexican-American violist, Alexander Peña directs an after-school and summer music education program in Rochester that provides tuition-free classical music and instrument instruction to urban youth in the neighborhoods in which they live.

Alexander Peña directs ROCMusic.  He was recorded on Backstage Pass, and you can hear the entire program – and performances from his students – online on Backstage Pass with Julia Figueras.