{"id":37681,"date":"2022-06-06T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=37681"},"modified":"2022-06-20T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:26:50","slug":"miguel-zenon-a-career-in-art-and-social-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/miguel-zenon-a-career-in-art-and-social-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Zen\u00f3n, a Career in Art and Social Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The saxophonist celebrated his honorary doctorate in Arts from Sagrado along with the university community, friends, colleagues and family.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Miguel Zen\u00f3n<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Liz Yanira Del Valle
Contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nobility, commitment to his Island, and musicality of saxophonist Miguel Zen\u00f3n<\/strong> permeated the celebration of his doctorate honoris causa<\/strong> in Arts, which took place at the Emilio S. Belaval Theater in Sagrado<\/a><\/strong>. This event was held as a prelude to the granting of the degree, which will be conferred during Sagrado\u2019s Eighty-third Commencement Ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, June 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always think, as a musician, about my responsibility. I ask myself: what do I contribute with my music, with my art? I believe in using art as an expression, but also as a means to create a better world, as far as it is possible,\u201d Zen\u00f3n said to the audience, which included his wife, Elga Castro, and daughter Elena Zen\u00f3n.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That night served to showcase the musical theory on Miguel\u2019s stave, his life and work he began at the Escuela Libre de M\u00fasica, in Hato Rey. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston and a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His genius earned him nominations for the Grammy Awards, with the productions titled \u201cEsta Plena\u201d and \u201cAlma Adentro,\u201d as well as recognitions such as the Guggenheim and McArthur scholarships. He also developed a space to bring jazz to rural areas of Puerto Rico through his Caravana Cultural<\/em> <\/a>project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese awards validate a history of commitment to art and its role in building a society of justice and peace. For this reason, Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n University is honored to grant this honoris causa degree in Arts to Miguel Zen\u00f3n,\u201d could be heard on a video profile presented at the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, Javier Hern\u00e1ndez Acosta<\/strong>, dean of Sagrado\u2019s School of Arts, Design, and Creative Industries<\/a><\/strong>, confirmed that Zen\u00f3n summarizes the mission and vision of the university and took the opportunity to announce the new Miguel Zen\u00f3n scholarship, which boasts an initial fund of $20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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