Bien Hecho: Latina Conductor Makes Classical Music Accessible

Sonia Marie De León de Vega is a Latina conductor in California whose mission it is to bring classical music to the Latino community. She was recently honored by Latina Style magazine for her contributions as a Latina and professional, New Latina reported:

De Léon de Vega is celebrated in educational circles for creating “Discovering Music” in 1998, a two-year program that takes orchestra members into elementary schools in underserved Latino neighborhoods to introduce children to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra.  Santa Cecilia Orchestra is the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to take classical music to the Latino Community…

De Léon de Vega is a Latina in a male-dominated occupation with extraordinary inspirational musical talent who has not only become world renowned for her skills on the podium as the music director and conductor of the Los Angeles-based Santa Cecilia Orchestra, but she has created her own organization–the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to take classical music to the Latino community. To learn more about Sonia or about the SCO, please visitwww.scorchestra.org.  For media and appearance inquiries, contact Lucia Tovar-Matthews of DIÁLOGO Public Relations at lucia@dialogo.com

I think this is awesome. There have been times when I have been interested in classical music, but I didn’t think it was for me or that I’d understand it. A big “bien hecho” shoutout to De León de Vega for all her great works!

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