{"id":66200,"date":"2018-12-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-latin-stars-sheila-e-la-santa-cecilia-and-noel-schajris-help-put-music-back-in-schools-at-education-through-music-la-gala\/"},"modified":"2018-12-11T07:02:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:02:28","slug":"las-estrellas-latinas-sheila-e-la-santa-cecilia-y-noel-schajris-ayudan-a-reintroducir-la-musica-en-las-escuelas-en-la-gala-de-education-through-music-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/las-estrellas-latinas-sheila-e-la-santa-cecilia-y-noel-schajris-ayudan-a-reintroducir-la-musica-en-las-escuelas-en-la-gala-de-education-through-music-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin Stars Sheila E., La Santa Cecilia and Noel Schajris Help Put Music Back in Schools at Education Through Music-LA Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0On<b> <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, December 4, 2018<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etmla.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Education Through Music-Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etmla.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.etmla.org<\/a>) hosted its <b>13th Annual Benefit Gala<\/b> at <b>The Novo-Microsoft Theater <\/b>in <span class=\"xn-location\">Downtown Los Angeles<\/span> to raise funds for music instruction in disadvantaged LA County schools. Supporters from the music, film, business, and education communities gathered to honor Grammy-Winning Music Producer <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastian Krys<\/span><\/b> (<i><span class=\"xn-person\">Elvis Costello<\/span>, Luis Fonsi, La Santa Cecilia, <span class=\"xn-person\">Alejandro Sanz<\/span><\/i>), Veteran Music Teacher <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sue Edwards<\/span> <\/b>(<i>L.A. Unified School District<\/i>), and <b>KORG Education<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5591left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5591left\" title=\"Sheila E. performing with La Santa Cecilia\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sheila E. performing with La Santa Cecilia\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/796257\/Sheila_E_performing_with_La_Santa_Cecilia.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Grammy Award-Winning\u00a0Band <b>La <span class=\"xn-person\">Santa Cecilia<\/span><\/b> and <b>Sheila\u00a0E. <\/b><i>(Prince)<\/i>\u00a0kicked off the gala with an electric Latin number, followed by a soulful piece from Latin Grammy-Winner <b>Noel Schajris<\/b> (<i>Sin Bandera<\/i>). Students from ETM-LA and other schools ushered in the holiday season with heartwarming and festive performances. Honorary hosts of the gala included music education champions and celebrities<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Christophe Beck<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Joshua Bell<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">John Debney<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Germaine Franco<\/span>, Mayor <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Garcetti<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Giacchino<\/span>, Michael Gorfaine, <span class=\"xn-person\">Julianne Jordan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Larisa Martinez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Julia Michels<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Arturo Sandoval<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Randy Spendlove<\/span><\/b>, and<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Sergio Vallin<\/span><\/b>, along with other influential leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Honoree Krys, whose tribute video featured appearances\u00a0by <b>Juanes, Luis Fonsi, <\/b>and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alejandro Sanz<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0shared, &#8220;Music education is essential [for] a complete education and to the development of a child.&#8221; As a music educator for over 40 years in\u00a0L.A. Unified, Ms. Edwards received her Shining Star Award from a former mentee, <span class=\"xn-person\">Julie West<\/span>, who was also an ETM-LA Star Honoree in 2011. &#8220;I&#8217;ve always thought that I had the best job in the school. Teaching kids how to play instruments is fun, gratifying, and inspiring,&#8221; said Edwards. <span class=\"xn-person\">Randy Spendlove<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">John Debney<\/span> proudly presented the award to KORG Education. <\/p>\n<p>In its 13th year, ETM-LA will serve approximately\u00a015,000\u00a0schoolchildren with weekly music instruction as part of the core curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Major corporate sponsors included <b>BTW Productions, Gorfaine\/Schwartz Agency, Inc., Full Sail University, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, Sonic Fuel Studios, BMI<\/b>, and <b>Virgin Hotels.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>View photos: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/etmla.org\/13th-annual-gala-photo-gallery\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/etmla.org\/13th-annual-gala-photo-gallery\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Education Through Music-Los Angeles is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit with the mission to provide music in disadvantaged schools to enhance students&#8217; academic achievement, creativity, and overall development. ETM-LA partners with inner-city schools to provide yearlong music instruction for every child in the school, based on the ETM\u00ae model (New York, 1991).\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgaf76left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgaf76left\" title=\"Sebastian Krys accepting Shining Star Award\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sebastian Krys accepting Shining Star Award\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/796258\/Sebastian_Krys_accepting_Shining_Star_Award.jpg\" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/796257\/Sheila_E_performing_with_La_Santa_Cecilia.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/796257\/Sheila_E_performing_with_La_Santa_Cecilia.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/796258\/Sebastian_Krys_accepting_Shining_Star_Award.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/796258\/Sebastian_Krys_accepting_Shining_Star_Award.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Education Through Music-Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0On<b> <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, December 4, 2018<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etmla.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Education Through Music-Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etmla.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.etmla.org<\/a>) hosted its <b>13th Annual Benefit Gala<\/b> at <b>The Novo-Microsoft Theater <\/b>in <span class=\"xn-location\">Downtown Los Angeles<\/span> to raise funds for music instruction in disadvantaged LA&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arte-y-cultura"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}