Two CMPR professors featured on banner commemorating the abolition of slavery

Two prominent professors from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music have been honored by being included in the commemorative banner project on the abolition of slavery, a project of La Casa Paoli in Puerto Rico.

Designed by artist Perla De León, the banner highlights the contribution of prominent Puerto Rican Afro-descendants, who contribute every day to making Puerto Rico better from different disciplines.

The featured CMPR professors are:

NELIE LEBRON-ROBLES

Born in Guayama, Nelie began singing from a very young age. Influenced by her aunts who are all teachers, she studied at the University of Puerto Rico focusing on singing, special education and Spanish.

In 2006, Nelie began producing “Ambos a Dos,” a children's radio program, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico. The program focuses on age-appropriate music that can be shared by family members and teachers in schools. Over the years, the program has expanded to include poetry readings and other performances.

ALFONSO FUENTES-COLÓN

Puerto Rican composer, improvisation concert artist, popular musician and educator. His music has been performed on three continents by prestigious groups and soloists, including the Sichuan Philharmonic, the Warsaw Symphony, the American String Quartet, as well as faculty and students from CalArts, Michigan, Yale, and many prestigious universities. These interpretations have stimulated dissertations and academic publications on its creation in China, the United States, Spain, Turkey and Puerto Rico. Additionally, he has been a visiting artist at Capitol Normal University in Beijing, Princeton, Virginia, and many others. He has had notable participation in forums in several countries, including Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. As a pop musician, he has made more than six thousand interventions in all media in the industry, worldwide. He was President of the Puerto Rico Musicians Union, and founder of several entities that sought the development of musical creation. He works as a Professor at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

The Puerto Rico Conservatory is proud to have these two talents as part of our faculty.

The Project can be seen at the following link:
Casa Paoli Commemorative Banner Abolition Slavery