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Orlando Cela has premiered over 200 works, both as a flutist and as a conductor, to rave reviews from the media from the Boston Globe to the Oregon ArtsWatch. In concert, Cela regularly offers short, lively introductions to selected works, providing audiences with entry points into unfamiliar works so that listeners can easily connect the music with other life experiences.
"I want my students to be able to teach themselves: My style is the one where no straight answers are given. Students are encouraged to discuss, try, and decide on what is usually the best solution to a problem, and most importantly, they are taught to support their findings with concrete arguments."
"Compared to Berklee, no other school has such a diversity of students from so many countries, backgrounds, talents, interests, and instruments that they play. This is truly a microcosmos of our world, and wonderful things happen when these students collaborate."
"As a conductor, I lead people to do their best for the better of the ensemble. I encourage my players to have their own voice, either playing or collaborating ideas during rehearsals and planning. I wish for my students to understand that, in any musical collaboration, they should bring the best out of every person they work with. They must understand that not even a conductor has all the right answers, and that's okay."