Bill Carey (Composer), Carl Fischer (Composer), Sean Koga (Tenor Sax), Josh Torrey (Trombone), Easton Stuard (Piano), Will Yanez (Guitar), Mike Harmon (Bass), and Matt Endres (Drums)
Demonstrate how the priority of education in Cuban social policy, from its outset after the 1959 revolution, has privileged women. Statistics chart the rapid increase in educational level and attainment over the decades and the high degree of feminization of higher education and thus the skilled labor force; and today Cuba ranks among the countries with the highest indicators in the United Nations' Millennium Goals with respect to education and gender equity.
"Colin Powell, Cicely Tyson, Malcolm X, Sir Sidney Poitier, David Patterson, Alexander Hamilton and Jean Baptiste DuSable are all part of a great history that spans generations of men and women whose roots can be found in the Caribbean," he said. "Many of our students share that same heritage. And we are connected to them as well, from the curry in their food to the courage in their souls."
G.Gimenez (Composer), Ricardo Herrara (Director), Dawn Harris (Director), Stephen Taylor (Composer and Conductor), and Alexandra Nowakowski (Performer)
