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Inspired by the Dreamers

New England Public Media | By Carey Larsen
Published October 26, 2020 at 5:58 PM EDT
Felipe Salles

As part of its current “Arts Across America” online performance series, the Kennedy Center presents “Revisiting The New Immigrant Experience” on Monday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. Selected by the UMass Fine Arts Center, composer, multi-reed player and conductor, Felipe Salles, will revisit his multimedia orchestral jazz work The New Immigrant Experience in an intimate duo setting with pianist Nando Michelin, playing and talking about how the themes and ideas in the piece were inspired by the 700,000 “Dreamers ” currently protected by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Carey Larsen
Carey Larsen is a member of the Marketing, Events and Communications team. She is primarily responsible for creating and managing emails sent to members of the NEPM community. For WGBY, she was the development coordinator, pledge producer, volunteer coordinator and email marketing manager. Prior to that, she was the general manager of the Pioneer Valley Symphony. Carey is a professional musician. She serves as soprano soloist at the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow.
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