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Ventura Music Festival announces 2009 student music competition with Paquito D'Rivera

Tina Vervoorn
December 17, 2008
VENTURA, CA -- One high school student will be selected to play on stage with nine-time GRAMMY Award winner Paquito D'Rivera in the Ventura Music Festivalīs 2nd Student Jazz Competition.

As part of its ongoing student outreach mission, the Ventura Music Festival announces its Second Student Music Competition, selecting one Ventura, Santa Barbara or Los Angeles high school student to play a number on stage with Latin-jazz legend Paquito DīRivera, a nine-time GRAMMY Award winner.

DīRivera will perform in Ventura on February 14, 2009 at Ventura High School.

High school students may enter the competition by providing a CD or MP3 of their recording via U.S. mail or through e-mail. Entries must contain the following information:

Studentīs name and age

Studentīs home address, phone number and e-mail address

Name of school, studentīs music teacher, phone number and e-mail address

Name of recording and composer for contest entry

Mail CDīs to: Ventura Music Festival, Attn: Jenny Toder, 472 E. Santa Clara Avenue, Ventura CA 93001; or e-mail an MP3 to: Mary Braitman at: mary@braitmanconsulting.com. Entries must be received by January 15, 2009. Winner will be notified by telephone and e-mail. All entries for the competition will receive discount tickets to attend the concert.


For more information, visit the website at www.venturamusivfestival.org, or call 805-648-3146 or 805-647-5278.

About Paquito DīRivera

Born in Cuba in June 1948, Paquito DīRivera immigrated to the USA in 1980. Since launching his career, he has made more than 30 albums as a solo artist in the fields of jazz, bebop and Latin jazz. He tours worldwide with his various ensembles, including the Chamber Jazz Ensemble, the Paquito DīRivera Big Band and the Paquito DīRivera Quintet.

DīRivera has also written and interpreted a large number of classical works and has played in a variety of formations and composed works – from solo pieces to a symphony. Collaborations include solo appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. One of the highlights of his career is the recording of his three chamber-music works by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2003.
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