Pablo Goldstein

Pablo Goldstein
Pablo Goldstein
Born	(1950-02-03) February 3, 1950 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation	Musician
Known for	Music and music therapy

Pablo Goldstein is an Argentine American musician and music therapist, of Jewish descent, whose musical abilities range from playing flute, bandoneón, accordion, piano, pipe organ, balalaika and acoustic guitar. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 3, 1950. Goldstein speaks fluent English, Hebrew and Spanish. His achievements appear in the Venezuelan Music Encyclopedia published in 1998.^[1]

He obtained his teaching credentials in 1965 at Escuela Normal de Profesores "Mariano Acosta". He studied music at Consevatorio Nacional "Carlos L Buchardo" and at Teatro Colón's School of Art. He studied harmony, choral direction and electronic music with important teachers like Carlos L Puccio, Vivian Tabbush and Adalberto Levy Amra.

Additionally, Pablo Goldstein holds a Music Therapy degree from Buenos Aires' Universidad del Salvador; a Magister's degree from Fundación Benenzon in Argentina and a master's degree in Music Therapy validated by California University FCE (CUFCE).

Time in South America

He lived in Venezuela for 25 years (1975 to 2000), where he worked, among other positions, as music therapist and radio show coordinator for FAJO-"Fundación de Ayuda al Joven" (a therapeutic community for drug dependent youths).;^[2] as music therapy teacher at the Post Graduate Psychiatry School at El Peñón Hospital; as music therapist for adults with communication problems at "Instituto de la Familia"; and as Advisor to former Venezuelan Secretary of Education J.M.Peñalver, at the Agency for Special Education where Goldstein was in charge of preparing, creating and overseeing music programs for Special Ed students throughout Venezuela. Pablo Goldstein founded "AVEMUS", the Venezuelan Music Therapy Association, and was its first president. He also worked as music therapist at "Escuela para Niños con Necesidades Especiales M de Talavera", a special education school in Venezuela, focused on children with autism, Down Syndrome and learning disabilities. He has been invited as guest professor at Venezuelan universities like "Universidad Católica Andrés Bello", "Universidad Rafael Urdaneta" and "Universidad Cecilio Acosta" and at Colombian universities like "Universidad Javeriana de Bogota". He taught percussion at Argentina's Music Therapy School of "Universidad del Salvador".

Pablo Goldstein's two symphonic poems and a tango for chamber orchestras he composed were performed by Venezuela's Municipal Symphonic Orchestra in 1999. Pablo Goldstein also played as part of Caracas' Municipal Symphonic Orchestra. In 2000, Goldstein was honored with Venezuela's National Music Prize.

Time in Los Angeles

While living in California, Goldstein worked as music therapist at Los Angeles International Institute for the Elderly (2007–2009); as music therapist and accordion teacher at San Fernando Music School (2005–2011) and as the coordinator for research about pre-surgical relaxation through music at Los Angeles Surgical Center, directed by Dr. Daniel S. Dunkelman (2000–2008).

As a musician, Goldstein performed with the Bass Balalaika of the Russian Philharmonic of Los Angeles. He headed California University of Los Angeles' (UCLA) Tango & Latin-American Chamber Ensemble Project, and UCLA's PGBS Tango Orchestra.^[3](2008–2012).

In 2011, Pablo Goldstein, together with poet Karina Galvez and painter Luis Burgos Flor, was one of the only three non-Mexican artists to be invited to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, where he performed Franz Schubert's Ave Maria (Schubert) and several tango pieces for bandoneón.

External links

• http://www.cufce.org
• http://www.fundacionbenenzon.org/inicio

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