WILL SHARE STORIES FROM AROUND THE CROSS -- THE COMMONWEALTH. >>ATIN L MUSIC IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GENRES IN THE WORLD AND STUDENTS HERE AT THE BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THE GENRES MOST PROLIFIC PERFORMERS. GLORIA A STEPHAN. ALONDRA SANS. ♪ ♪ INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED MUSICIANS TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO BOSTON TO PERFORM WITH A CAREFULLY CURATED GROUP OF MUSICIANS FROM BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC. >> THE PERUVIAN BASS PLAYER TURNED TO HIS CLASSROOM TO TEACH. >> BERKELEY IS LOOKING FOR A BASS PLAYER. THEY WANT TO TEACH AT BERKELEY. >> DOG NOT A WAS HIRED AT 1987 AND EXPANDED THECH SOOLS LATIN MUSIC CURRILUMCU WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK AS A MUSICIAN. TODAY HES I CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP LATIN BASS PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. >> RHYTHM, MELODY, AND HARMO.NY >> IN 2014, THE SCHOOL FORMALLY LAUNCHED EARTHLY LATINO TILT -- TO ELEVATE THE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF LATIN MUSIC AND ITS CULTURAL IMPACT ON THE WORLD. THEAT LINO PROGRAM HERE IN BERKELEY IS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. INSTRUCTORS BELIEVE IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO TAKE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF LATINO CULTURE AND MUSIC TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IN BOSTON, NATHALIE POZO
Grammy winning bass player leads Latin music program at Berklee College of Music
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Updated: 6:56 PM EDT Sep 16, 2021
Internationally renowned musicians travel from all over the world to Boston to perform with a curated group of musicians from the Berklee College of Music. It's part of the college's Latino program, led by four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro. "When I moved to Boston -- this is funny -- the first gig, I was playing country western music," he said. Stagnaro, a Peruvian bass player, eventually returned to his musical roots and to the classroom, to teach. He joined the faculty in 1987 and expanded the school's Latin music curriculum. Today, he's considered one of the top Latin bass players in the world. In 2014, the school formally launched Berklee Latino to elevate the public awareness and appreciation of Latin music and its cultural impact.
BOSTON — Internationally renowned musicians travel from all over the world to Boston to perform with a curated group of musicians from the Berklee College of Music. It's part of the college's Latino program, led by four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro.
"When I moved to Boston -- this is funny -- the first gig, I was playing country western music," he said.
Stagnaro, a Peruvian bass player, eventually returned to his musical roots and to the classroom, to teach. He joined the faculty in 1987 and expanded the school's Latin music curriculum.
Today, he's considered one of the top Latin bass players in the world.
In 2014, the school formally launched Berklee Latino to elevate the public awareness and appreciation of Latin music and its cultural impact.
