{"id":44728,"date":"2018-06-25T12:24:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/?p=44728"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:45:58","slug":"alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo\/","title":{"rendered":"Exalumnos destacados: hermanos Emily y Samuel Alvelo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44728\" class=\"elementor elementor-44728\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc89d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc89d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1986358\" data-id=\"1986358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5623b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5623b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo.jpg?fit=1024%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44767\" alt=\"Emily and Samuel Alvelo stand next to each other, smiling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo.jpg?resize=768%2C587&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alumni-spotlight-emily-samuel-alvelo.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e1538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e1538\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bae3593\" data-id=\"1bae3593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8caa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8caa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>A\u00f1o(s) de asistencia M\u00e9rito:<\/strong><ul><li><u>emily<\/u>: 1991 a 2001<\/li><li><u>Samuel<\/u>: 1991 a 1996<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Programa(s):<\/strong><ul><li><u>emily<\/u>: Programa de Clases Privadas y <em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Conservatorio Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> Clase de 2001<\/span><\/li><li><u>Samuel<\/u>: <em>M\u00fasica de m\u00e9rito en las comunidades<\/em> (anteriormente Puentes) y <em>Conservatorio Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Instrumento(s):<\/strong><ul><li><u>emily<\/u>: Violonchelo y Voz (tambi\u00e9n toqu\u00e9 la flauta en primaria y secundaria)<\/li><li><u>Samuel<\/u>: viol\u00edn<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Ciudad natal:<\/strong> Chicago, IL<\/li><li><strong>Educaci\u00f3n:<\/strong><ul><li><u>emily<\/u>: Ed. S. en Educaci\u00f3n de Justicia Social de la Universidad de Massachusetts, Amherst; M.Ed, Administraci\u00f3n de Educaci\u00f3n Superior de la Universidad Loyola de Chicago; y BA en Teatro y Psicolog\u00eda de Smith College<\/li><li><u>Samuel<\/u>: Licenciatura en Producci\u00f3n de Radio\/TV de la Universidad de Drake<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Profesi\u00f3n actual:<\/strong><ul><li><u>emily<\/u> ha trabajado como profesional de asuntos estudiantiles durante m\u00e1s de 12 a\u00f1os en instituciones acad\u00e9micas como la Escuela del Instituto de Arte de Chicago (SAIC); Universidad de Miami, Florida; y Universidad de Massachusetts, Amherst. Actualmente est\u00e1 explorando nuevas oportunidades profesionales y formas de vivir su pasi\u00f3n por la justicia social.<\/li><li><u>Samuel<\/u> Ha trabajado en el mundo del cine desde 2003, viviendo en California durante varios a\u00f1os, donde hizo muchas conexiones antes de regresar a Chicago y participar en la creciente industria cinematogr\u00e1fica de la ciudad. Actualmente trabaja en producci\u00f3n cinematogr\u00e1fica principalmente para los programas de televisi\u00f3n Chicago PD y Chicago Med.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7933627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7933627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preguntas y respuestas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cdf273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 inspir\u00f3 a cada uno de ustedes a seguir la carrera que eligieron? \u00bfC\u00f3mo los prepar\u00f3 espec\u00edficamente su tiempo en Merit para ser los profesionales exitosos que son hoy? \u00bfQu\u00e9 habilidades para la vida aprendiste\/desarrollaste?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">emily<\/span>: Mi paso por Merit fue una experiencia transformadora y liberadora para m\u00ed. Apasionado <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/faculty-staff\/\">profesores de musica<\/a><\/strong> y el personal llen\u00f3 la escuela y apoy\u00f3 constantemente a los j\u00f3venes para que encontraran su voz, al mismo tiempo que los animaba a aprender a ser responsables, resilientes y orgullosos. A trav\u00e9s de una beca, Merit me apoy\u00f3 para asistir a mi primera <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/summer-camps\/\">campamento de m\u00fasica de verano<\/a><\/strong>, que tambi\u00e9n estaba fuera del estado. M\u00e1s tarde regres\u00e9 al campamento como consejero. Mi desarrollo como l\u00edder continu\u00f3 y Merit me ense\u00f1\u00f3 a ser valiente y aceptar nuevas experiencias. Esto ayud\u00f3 a alimentar mi pasi\u00f3n por los programas y recursos que se centran en el acceso y la retenci\u00f3n, especialmente para estudiantes de color y estudiantes de comunidades desatendidas. Merit tambi\u00e9n me ense\u00f1\u00f3 c\u00f3mo estar en armon\u00eda con mis compa\u00f1eros y c\u00f3mo trabajar juntos, con un prop\u00f3sito com\u00fan, para transmitir nuestro amor por la m\u00fasica a los dem\u00e1s.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Samuel<\/span>: Cuando era ni\u00f1o, recuerdo que me presentaron todo tipo de musicales de Broadway y, m\u00e1s tarde, pel\u00edculas como <em>Guerra de las Galaxias<\/em> y <em>Indiana Jones<\/em> que aliment\u00f3 mi amor y aprecio por las pel\u00edculas. Despu\u00e9s de la secundaria, no sab\u00eda exactamente lo que quer\u00eda hacer, pero a trav\u00e9s de Gordon Tech High School (ahora conocida como DePaul College Prep), particip\u00e9 en un programa de capacitaci\u00f3n de una estaci\u00f3n de televisi\u00f3n de circuito cerrado. Mi profesora de televisi\u00f3n, la Sra. Jackson, me anim\u00f3 a aplicar a su alma mater, la Universidad de Drake. Con su empuj\u00f3n, solicit\u00e9 y finalmente obtuve una beca completa para la Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Drake, donde me especialic\u00e9 en Producci\u00f3n de Radio\/TV.<\/p><p>Mi tiempo en Merit me prepar\u00f3 para mucho m\u00e1s que el cine, pero la vida en general. Cuando finalmente llegu\u00e9 a la <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/conservatory\/\"><em>Conservatorio Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, la Sra. Bernice Ransley fue mi maestra. No se andaba con rodeos y esperaba la excelencia. Ella sab\u00eda que si no hubiera estado practicando y me empuj\u00f3 a un lugar que me sorprender\u00eda. Realmente me hizo creer en m\u00ed mismo y en mis habilidades cuando no ten\u00eda tanta confianza.<\/p><p>Cuando no vas a una de las principales escuelas de cine del pa\u00eds, entrar en la industria del cine puede ser dif\u00edcil. El trabajo duro, la perseverancia y la confianza son herramientas que debes tener para lograrlo. Habr\u00e1 un rechazo constante y la gente te dir\u00e1 que no eres lo suficientemente bueno. Esas sesiones con la Sra. Ransley me prepararon para alcanzar mis sue\u00f1os.<\/p><p><strong>Sabiendo lo que sabe ahora, si pudiera viajar en el tiempo a cuando ten\u00eda 16 a\u00f1os, \u00bfqu\u00e9 consejo se dar\u00eda a s\u00ed mismo sobre la vida en general, las actividades profesionales, etc.?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">emily<\/span>: Si pudiera volver a los 16 a\u00f1os, alentar\u00eda a mi yo m\u00e1s joven a escuchar siempre mi coraz\u00f3n y dejar\u00eda de lado las voces de las dudas. Al crecer, era extremadamente cohibido y luchaba contra la baja autoestima. Mucha gente no lo habr\u00eda adivinado porque yo era muy activo y en\u00e9rgico. Estoy muy feliz de que Merit se haya convertido en una comunidad en mi vida que me ayud\u00f3 a ir m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de lo que cre\u00eda posible.<\/p><p>Debido a que la m\u00fasica siempre ha llenado mi coraz\u00f3n y mi alma, alentar\u00eda a mi yo m\u00e1s joven a dedicarse a la m\u00fasica en la universidad m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de las lecciones privadas, posiblemente una especializaci\u00f3n menor o doble en m\u00fasica. Es fundamental que no permita que el miedo le impida disfrutar y explorar lo que ama, y recuerde: la educaci\u00f3n no tiene por qu\u00e9 ser dif\u00edcil para significar algo. Permitir que sus dones florezcan y se cultiven es algo bueno. Conc\u00e9ntrate en tus objetivos, desarrolla tu potencial y deja de compararte con los dem\u00e1s.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Samuel<\/span>: Si pudiera hablar con mi yo de 16 a\u00f1os, dir\u00eda que puedes hacer deporte y jugar <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/strings-orchestra-classes-lessons\/\">viol\u00edn<\/a><\/strong>. En cuanto a su carrera, dir\u00eda que cuanto antes sepa lo que quiere, mejor, pero no tenga miedo de correr riesgos, y si tiene la oportunidad de estudiar en la universidad en el extranjero, h\u00e1galo.<\/p><p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 papel juega la m\u00fasica en tu vida hoy? \u00bfCu\u00e1les son tus g\u00e9neros musicales favoritos?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">emily<\/span>: La m\u00fasica y las artes traen tanta alegr\u00eda, aventura y posibilidades a mi vida. Nuestra madre estudi\u00f3 \u00f3pera en Clarke College y fue profesora de m\u00fasica. Ella nos cant\u00f3 cuando \u00e9ramos ni\u00f1os y nos ense\u00f1\u00f3 a armonizar. Algunos de mis mejores recuerdos son de mam\u00e1, Samuel y yo cantando juntos armon\u00edas de tres partes en el auto. Hasta el d\u00eda de hoy, sigo apreciando todas las formas de pr\u00e1ctica art\u00edstica porque creo que las artes crean espacios para la esperanza, el conocimiento, la conciencia y la inspiraci\u00f3n para las comunidades, la humanidad y el futuro. Este a\u00f1o me un\u00ed a Windy City Treble Quire y ha sido un gran placer ser parte de un grupo tan incre\u00edble. Espero cantar en nuestro concierto navide\u00f1o en diciembre.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Samuel<\/span>: Han pasado unos 20 a\u00f1os desde que tom\u00e9 un viol\u00edn. Creo que ser\u00eda divertido volver a tomar lecciones y ver cu\u00e1nto recuerdo. Estoy bastante abierto a todos los estilos de m\u00fasica y disfruto yendo a festivales y viendo espect\u00e1culos en vivo. Trabaj\u00e9 para una estaci\u00f3n de radio en la universidad y asist\u00ed a innumerables programas; \u00a1Fue toda una experiencia! Mis hijos ahora est\u00e1n comenzando sus experiencias musicales en Merit y espero que encuentren la misma alegr\u00eda que yo ten\u00eda cuando estudiaba all\u00ed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41c62ec elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41c62ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a207949\" data-id=\"a207949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3781a0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3781a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00a1No te pierdas nuestra pr\u00f3xima historia!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ccbe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ccbe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn mensual para recibir nuestras \u00faltimas historias de impacto.<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30fd6b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hubspot-form\" data-id=\"d30fd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hubspot-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 20342631,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"8b06d4f4-f9e4-4727-b71a-b34871883623\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1785128815000-4381212281\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"na1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1785128815000-4381212281\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year(s) Attended Merit: Emily: 1991 to 2001 Samuel: 1991 to 1996 Program(s): Emily: Private Lessons Program and Alice S. 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