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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Humour"
date = "2016-03-23T15:36:00+00:00"
lastmod = "2016-03-25T09:50:00+00:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1545409169/media/webhook-uploads/1458747939954/2016-03-23---GD-credit-Nohely-Oliveros-2.jpg.jpg"
primary_image_credit = "Photo: Nohely Oliveros"
publishDate = "2016-03-25T09:45:00+00:00"
short_description = "This video has made the rounds, both in its full form and in GIF-sized bites, since Gustavo Dudamel gave a New Year&#039;s Eve concert with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra and the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble in Caracas, Venezuela in 2007. "
slug = "party-on-the-stage-with-gustavo-dudamel"
title = "Party on the stage with Gustavo Dudamel"

youtube_url ="https://youtu.be/NEs8yqhavtI"
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Happy Friday, readers!

This video has made the rounds, both in its full form and in GIF-sized bites, since Gustavo Dudamel gave a New Year's Eve concert with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra and the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble in Caracas, Venezuela in 2007. 

As a concert-going Canadian with somewhat WASP-ish roots, this rendition of "Mambo" from Bernstein's *West Side Story* looks as fun as it looks disconcerting. I mean, there seems to be so many opportunities for busted instruments, all that flailing around. Still, you can't really argue with the audience's enthusiasm.
