First Symphony

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Diego Beltran

<i>Home Institution</i>: California State University, Fullerton <i>Expected Graduation Year</i>: 2024 <i>Academic Major / Minor</i>: Political Science <i>Destination</i>: Paris, France <i>"Hello" in your host country's language</i>: Bonjour <i>Demographics</i>: Hispanic/Latinx, First-Generation American, First-Generation College Student, Community College Student, Transfer Student <i>Future Career Goals</i>: Politician/ Novelist <i>Top Three Study Abroad Goals</i>: Improve my French language skills, learn about the history and culture of France, and explore the country.

Bonjour tout le monde, je suis allรฉ ร  ma premiere symphonie. I went to my first symphony at the Philharmonie de Paris, located in the Parc de la Villette

in the 19th arrondissement. The symphonic concert, located in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, was conducted by an American conductor, Marin Alsop. The program consisted of music from Hannah Kendall’s Tuxedo Vasco ยซ de ยป Gama, Leonard Bernstein Symphonie nยฐ 2 “The Age of Anxiety,โ€ and Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonie nยฐ 3 โ€œEroica.โ€ I had a wonderful time at the symphony.