Ada Ríos dreamed of playing the violin. She grew up with little money in a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. How could Ada fulfill her dream? Enjoy the true story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash, in the newest YourClassical Storytime episode, Ada's Violin, featuring Inés Guanchez as she shares the story in Spanish and English.

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Ada's Violin includes excerpts from the following recordings:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
Otto Sieben — Cadenza for Solo Violin
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor: Fuga - Allegro
Violin Partita in E: Prelude
Suite for Unaccompanied Cello: Prelude
Kevin Seddiki — Prelude in C minor
Bourrée in e minor
Mitch Dalton — Light Crystals
Credits
Text copyright © 2016 by Susan Hood. Used by permission of Simon & Schuster. All rights reserved.
Narrator: Ines Guanchez
Story: Susan Hood
Producer: Valerie Kahler
Digital producer: Jeffrey Yelverton
Social media producer: Inés Guanchez
Senior digital producer: Randy Salas
Program director: Julie Amacher
Learn more about the amazing true story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.

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