In February 2023, one of these ensembles led by Michael Repper became the first of its kind to win a Grammy for their album of works by Florence Price, Valerie Coleman, and Jessie Montgomery. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this type of ensemble. One of these ensembles named for Teresa Carreño succeeded one that was renamed the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
ANSWER: youth orchestra [or youth symphony or youth philharmonic; accept descriptions of orchestras for young people; prompt on orchestra, symphony, or philharmonic; prompt on music education programs, musical training programs, or pre-college programs by asking “what specific part of those programs?”]
[10e] That Grammy-winning youth symphony is from this city. In 2026, Gustavo Dudamel will leave the LA Philharmonic to join this city’s Philharmonic located near Juilliard.
ANSWER: New York City [or NYC]
[10m] Many youth orchestra programs in the world are modeled off of this country’s music education program, El Sistema, founded by José Antonio Abreu. Dudamel is also from this country.
ANSWER: Venezuela [or Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela or República Bolivariana de Venezuela]
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