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Our Mission: The Chicago Cuatro Orchestra Project’s mission is to educate and promote the Puerto Rican culture using the national instrument, the cuatro, as the main tool. It is our purpose to teach and refine new generations of “cuatristas” (cuatro musicians) so they become the future leaders, instructors, composers, and conductors of the orchestra.
Our Mission: The Chicago Cuatro Orchestra Project’s mission is to educate and promote the Puerto Rican culture using the national instrument, the cuatro, as the main tool. It is our purpose to teach and refine new generations of “cuatristas” (cuatro musicians) so they become the future leaders, instructors, composers, and conductors of the orchestra.
The Chicago Cuatro Orchestra was founded by Orlando and David Rivera, two professional music teachers from Chicago, and has performed in many important cultural venues. Among others, the Orchestra has performed at The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Center, The Auditorium Theatre, The Great Chicago Theater, and at The Millennium Park Harris Theatre.
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In the present, the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra is offering free Cuatro and Spanish guitar classes to the inner city communities of the entire Chicago land area. Our program is free to the public, and for people of all ages. Currently, the ages of our students and Orchestra members range from
8 years to 60 years old. Our program is very diverse as well, as students and members come from different ethnic backgrounds. Click here for more info. |
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The future plans are to duplicate the Cuatro program in different cities of the U. S. A., and to create a national Cuatro program network. With this network in place, The Chicago Cuatro Orchestras’ qualified staff will train music teachers, and will expand the program all over United States, creating one day, The U. S. National Puerto Rican Cuatro Orchestra and Festival.
Orlando Rivera is features on CBS Channel 2 News segment of 'Someone You Should Know'.
The Chicago Cuatro Orchestra Project stands firmly against all forms of racism and injustice. We support the continued fight for racial justice and an end to systematic oppression. Black Lives Matter. Black Children Matter. Black Futures Matter. The CCOP believes education and leadership are essential to dismantling these systems of injustice and we remain committed to building solid foundations for the development of stronger legislative, economic, and social structures. We will continue to build up our community through culture and music in the hope of a better tomorrow. #BlackLivesMatter