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antes de llenar la solicitud. Los ganadores de las
becas deben mantener altos estándares de excelencia
y una calificación promedio de 3.5 para ser elegible a
que la ayuda continúe.
El pianista Pablo Mirete Godoy, de 18 años, recibió
una de las tres Becas Talento, las cuales proveen una
asistencia económica de hasta 100.000 dólares. "Esto
ha cambiado mi vida", comentó Mirete Godoy desde su
casa en Elche, España. Estudiar en Berklee "era algo
muy difícil, y es mi sueño hecho realidad".
Baden Goyo, un pianista de 24 años y otro de
los ganadores de la Beca Talento, se rió antes de
responder cuáles hubieran sido sus planes si no
ganaba la beca.
"Buena pregunta", dijo Goyo desde Caracas,
Venezuela. "Yo estaba haciendo una cantidad de
diligencias con distintas fundaciones, personas,
Photo/foto: Raúl Sifuentes
bancos ... y usé todos mis ahorros a ver si podía pagar
El pianista Pablo Mirete Godoy de Elche, España, recibió una Beca Talento para estudiar en el
la matrícula. Mi país está pasando por una situación
Berklee College of Music en Boston.
económica muy difícil, [por lo cual] me era realmente
Pianist Pablo Mirete Godoy from Elche, Spain, received a Gifted Scholarship to attend Berklee
imposible. Esto me permite continuar mi sueño.
College of Music.
Esto significa ese apoyo tan importante que estaba
necesitando".
Goyo estudiará en la New School for Jazz and Contemporary
Pianist Pablo Mirete Godoy, 18, received one of the three Gifted
Music en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Scholarships, which provides financial assistance up to $100,000.
Finalmente, la cantante Mirella Costa, de 25 años, completa el
"This has changed my life," he said from his home in Elche, Spain.
trío de ganadores de la Beca Talento. Originalmente de San Pablo,
Attending Berklee "was something that looked so difficult to achieve.
Brasil, Costa toca el piano, el acordeón y la guitarra, además de
This is a dream come true."
estudiar canto en la Faculdade de Música Souza Lima en Brasil.
Pianist Baden Goyo, 24, also a recipient of a Gifted Scholarship,
Mientras que su deseo principal es ser "un músico de escenario",
chuckled when asked about his plans had he not received a
Costa, quien enseña música como voluntaria, también espera "abrir
scholarship.
una escuela de música para niños necesitados".
"Good question," he said, speaking from his home in Caracas,
"La música ha sido una parte importante en mi desarrollo como
Venezuela. "I was running around between foundations and banks and
persona, y quiero que la música también influya en sus vidas",
friends and used all my savings to see if I could piece together my tuition.
But my country is going through some tough economic
times right now, and [finding the money for school] looked
pretty impossible. This is allowing me to pursue my dream.
It's the support I needed."
Goyo will attend the New School for Jazz and
Contemporary Music in New York City.
Singer Mirella Costa, 25, from Sao Paulo, Brazil,
completes the trio of Gifted Scholarship recipients. Costa,
who plays piano, accordion and guitar, is a voice student
at Faculdade de Música Souza Lima in Brazil. While
she primarily wants to be "a stage performer," Costa, a
volunteer music teacher, also hopes to "open a music
school for children in need."
"Music was such an important part of my development as
a person, and I want music to influence their lives, too," she
noted. She will transfer to Berklee in the spring of 2016.
More than half of the schools chosen by the scholarship
recipients are in the United States, but recipients have also
selected educational institutions in Brazil, Colombia, Puerto
Rico, Ecuador, Spain and Mexico. In total, 162 applications
met the basic requirements for consideration by the
Photo/foto: Courtesy Mirella Costa
Scholarship Committee, which includes financial need,
La cantante Mirella Costa de San Pablo, Brasil, recibió una Beca Talento para asistir al
talent, a serious dedication to music studies and an interest
Berklee College of Music en Boston.
in Latin music. The committee selected 34 recipients in total,
Singer Mirella Costa from Sao Paulo received a Gifted Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music.
awarding one Enrique Iglesias Scholarship Award, three

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