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# The Way to Andina

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- [Project Updates](https://andinalives.com/updates/)
- [Tune in to another one of my documentaries Thursday!](https://andinalives.com/another-documentary-broadcast/) - Arlen here. You probably know me from this long lost opera adventure documentary. I've got a neat update on that project below, but first... Tune in to watch "Blueprint for Bronzeville" If you're in Chicago, our local PBS station WTTW (Channel 11) is broadcasting Tristan Hanson and I's affordable homeownership documentary Blueprint for Bronzeville. The film is about
- [Two New videos of Eustasio Rosales' music!](https://andinalives.com/new-videos-of-eustasio-rosales-music/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWykyHpaHas We had a great time discovering some more of my great grandfather's music at a Crossing Borders Ensemble concert last month. You can watch videos of two songs we performed: A Mother To Her Son and The Tyger (the latter is set to the words of the famous William Blake poem). Carolina Gomez is such a talented singer
- [We're premeiring more of Eustasio Rosales' long lost music!](https://andinalives.com/upcoming-eustasio-rosales-concert/) - This month's newsletter is packed with neat stuff but I want to kick things off by inviting you to a little concert this Sunday, May 27th at 2PM in Chicago. We're performing some more undiscovered music by the composer Eustasio Rosales (my great grandfather), including an unfinished violin sonata which we had to finish to perform
- [We got the coolest "fan mail" ever](https://andinalives.com/we-got-the-coolest-fan-mail-ever/) - A middle school music teacher named Martin at a school in Clifton, Illinois found out about my long lost opera documentary, bought a DVD (they make a great gift!), and showed it to his students. A few days later I got a big envelope in the mail. Inside was the coolest "fan mail" ever-- a
- [The Way to Andina is now available on DVD & streaming!](https://andinalives.com/the-way-to-andina-is-now-available-on-dvd-streaming/) - Well, this is exciting: the time has finally come! After working on this project to resurrect my great grandfather's long lost opera for 4 and a half years, I just released the DVD for The Way to Andina, the funny documentary about the adventure for sale on my website. (There's also an online streaming version
- [It's been a busy month](https://andinalives.com/its-been-a-busy-month/) - Here's a quick update on our project where we resurrected my great-grandfather's long lost opera and made a documentary about the adventure: This month I've been working on fulfilling our Kickstarter donor rewards. (If you donated to our Kickstarter campaign to help fund the opera and you haven't gotten an email with your reward information
- [We're gonna be on TV!](https://andinalives.com/were-gonna-be-on-tv/) - We have some exciting news! This Thursday, January 25th, the film will be broadcast on local PBS in Chicago! If you're in the broadcast area, tune into WTTW, Channel 11 at 9PM Thursday night. The film will also be rebroadcast on Friday at 3PM on WTTW Prime and on the regular main WTTW channel this
- [Our long lost opera documentary won 3 more awards!](https://andinalives.com/our-long-lost-opera-documentary-won-3-more-awards/) - Just wanted to give you a quick update on my project where we resurrected a long lost opera and made a funny documentary film about the adventure. In the last two months we screened the film in five festivals from coast to coast (that's a lot of Fs!). Here's some photos from our recent adventures:
- [Our little documentary that could hits the road](https://andinalives.com/our-little-documentary-that-could-hits-the-road/) - Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Thanks for the support you've given my weird project where we resurrected a long lost opera and made a funny documentary film about the adventure. In the next few weeks our little documentary that could will be shown at 5 film festivals from coast to coast. (This is kind of a
- [A new song and a new film](https://andinalives.com/a-new-song-and-a-new-film/) - I hope your summer is going well! I'm keeping busy and my documentary about resurrecting a long lost opera will play at another slate of film festivals this fall. More specifics on that next month, but for now I wanted to share a quick update with you on two other fronts: First, we discovered and
- [We won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary!](https://andinalives.com/we-won-the-audience-choice-award-for-best-documentary/) - Thank you for all the support you've given our project of resurrecting a long lost opera and making a funny documentary film about the adventure. We had a terrific series of hometown screenings at both the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival and also at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. Local audiences laughed, cried, and
- ["A Mother to her Son" by Eustasio Rosales](https://andinalives.com/a-mother-to-her-son-by-eustasio-rosales/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclURbx3tnM Three years ago I learned that my great grandfather wrote a long lost opera that's never been performed. His name was Eustasio Rosales, and we believe he was Chicago's first Hispanic composer. He came to the United States as an immigrant in the early 20th century, having been born in Bogota, Colombia. Despite not
- [Sometimes fortune cookies come true](https://andinalives.com/sometimes-fortune-cookies-come-true/) - About three years ago I got a fortune cookie that promised "an interesting musical opportunity is in your near future." For some reason I kept it instead of my usual ritual of balling it up and throwing it away with the rest of the Chinese takeout trash. A few days later I found myself in
- [Newsletter 13: Come See Our Documentary's World Premiere!](https://andinalives.com/come-see-our-documentarys-world-premiere/) - I am pleased, happy, excited, OVER THE MOON to announce that my documentary about discovering a long lost opera and giving it a world premiere is finally finished. And not only is it done, we've got three film festival screening dates to announce in Chicago. Can you make it to any of these screenings? Tickets
- [Up next: The Chicago Latino Film Festival!](https://andinalives.com/up-next-chicago-latino-film-festival/) - Our team had a great time at CIMMFest this past weekend showing our long lost opera film "The Way to Andina." Nobody expects a documentary like this to be funny. People are surprised at just how much they laugh when they see it. And I think you'll like it too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf2lzlWREqQ Recently I've been hitting
- [Newsletter #12: Almost finished](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-12-almost-finished/) - A bit more than a year ago you joined me on a weird and fun journey to give my great-grandfather's long lost opera a world premiere. The opera, as you may remember, is calledAndina. Today I wanted to share with you some good news: the documentary I've been making about that adventure is almost complete!
- [Newsletter 14: What critics are saying](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-14-what-critics-are-saying/) - This is a bit uncomfortable for me. Like most people I have a healthy allergy to self promotion. But this documentary we made about resurrecting my great grandfather's long lost opera is apparently starting to get traction. So I have some stuff to share. What people are saying... Today's edition of The Chicago Reader includes
- [Newsletter #11: One month later](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-11-one-month-later/) - It's been one month since we performed the world premiere of Andina. It was a once in a lifetime event, and your support throughout this entire journey has been incredible. Now I'm digging myself out from under a small mountain of footage. I have two editing tasks ahead of me. The first is compiling the
- [Newsletter #10: Thank you!](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-10-thank-you/) - Well, on Friday night we performed the world premiere of my great grandfather's long lost opera Andina, 80 years after it was written. Wow. Our conductor Chris Ramaekers, our singers, the Chicago Composers Orchestra, and everyone behind the scenes rocked it. Don't just take my word for it, read Newcity Stage's glowing review of the show.
- [Newsletter #9: Are you going to be there tonight?](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-9-are-you-going-to-be-there-tonight/) - Tonight's the night. After two years of hard work, we're going to finally resurrect my great grandfather's long lost opera, Andina, for a world premiere concert 80 years after it was written. Buy tickets here. (Promo code "amigo" saves 25% off the normal price.) After 80 years, we're going to discover what this music sounds like together. I
- [Newsletter #8: Did you see this?](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-8-did-you-see-this/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTP2Zr3BWm4 Well, this final week is pretty crazy already. The other day my quest to resurrect my great grandfather's long lost opera for a world premiere concert here in Chicago this Friday was featured on a location TV show. Speaking of this Friday, are you coming to the show? Have you got your tickets yet? Tickets are on sale here-- use
- [Newsletter #7: 10 days left](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-7-10-days-left/) - Ready or not, here we come! We've got less than two weeks left until we put on my great grandfather's long lost opera for a world premiere concert here in Chicago on Friday, September 18th (tickets on sale here-- use discount code "amigo" for 25% off!) I'm a bit taken aback by the amount of support you've
- [Newsletter #6: I don't know the last time I felt this nervous about anything...](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-6-i-dont-know-the-last-time-i-felt-this-nervous-about-anything/) - On Friday, September 18th, we're going to put on the world premiere of the long lost opera that my great grandfather wrote back in 1934. It's going to be wild. (Thanks so much to all of you who have bought your tickets in advance!) But in order to put on this show, we're going to need
- [Newsletter #5: OMG this is actually happening](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-5-omg-this-is-actually-happening/) - I have some pretty big news. You know how I've been working to resurrect my great grandfather's long lost opera that's never been performed? Well, we now have a performance date. Friday, September 18 at a gorgeous local Chicago theatre. Take a peek inside: Wow. The Athenaeum Theatre was built in 1911, and it is
- [Newsletter #4: Next Steps](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-4-next-steps/) - In my newsletter last month, I talked about how I need to get the score for my great grandfather's long lost opera in performable shape-- if we're ever going to have a shot at hearing what it sounds like. And that means creating what's called a computer engraved version. But right now, all we have is
- [Newsletter #2: How I rediscovered my great grandfather's long lost opera](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-2-how-i-rediscovered-my-great-grandfathers-long-lost-opera/) - I wanted to give you an update on my odd little project-- bringing my great grandfather's long lost opera to life. Last month I sent an email about how I'm just starting this journey. I was overwhelmed by the number of people who emailed me back to wish me good luck, and by the people
- [Newsletter #3: "Kind of a disaster"](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-3-kind-of-a-disaster/) - Is it the end of the month already? I wanted to give you a quick update on my odd little project, bringing my great grandfather's long lost opera to life. Last month I sent out an email about how I rediscovered this opera to begin with. So, how am I going to get this thing performed for a
- [Newsletter #1: I've got a weird new project](https://andinalives.com/newsletter-1-im-going-to-put-on-an-opera/) - I recently discovered that my great-grandfather was a composer. Crazy, right? And it turns out, he left behind a long lost opera that’s never been performed. What do you even do when you learn that information? Well, I’m going to take a huge risk and go way outside my comfort zone. I’m going to try

## Pages

- [The Way to Andina, An opera documentary film by Arlen Parsa](https://andinalives.com/) - Stream the film, watch bonus scenes & download music (free): Watch Now → Download Music → Join Arlen on Twitter → Facebook → Instagram → When Arlen discovers his great-grandfather left behind a long lost opera that's never been performed, he knows what he has to do. He just doesn't know how to do it.
- [About The Way to Andina](https://andinalives.com/about/) - About the project When Arlen discovers his Colombian great-grandfather left behind a long lost opera that's never been performed, he knows what he has to do... He just doesn't know how to do it. Despite having zero of experience with opera, and not even speaking Spanish, he takes a leap of faith. But after promising
- [Contact](https://andinalives.com/contact/) - We'd love to hear from you. Say hi: sayhellotoarlen [at] gmail.com
- [Download the Music to the Opera Andina](https://andinalives.com/music/) - Download Music Order on CD Digital Album features: 13 tracks recorded live Digital booklet with photos English libretto translation Andina, the opera by Colombian-American composer Eustasio Rosales was written in the 1930s and finally premiered in 2015 at a concert-style performance at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. This concert recording of that first ever performance
- [Watch the film: The Way to Andina, a long lost opera documentary](https://andinalives.com/watch/) - Stream/Download or Order on DVD All bonus features are the same on both versions Stream Now → Order DVD → 70 Minute film + 94 minutes of bonus material Both DVD & Streaming/Download Options Include: • 70 Minute Feature Documentary • Deleted Scenes (Eustasio's name, Alternative Film Opening, Andina in English & more)
- [Attend a Screening of "The Way to Andina" Documentary](https://andinalives.com/screenings/) - Attend a Screening: Thursday, February 28, 9:00 PM - Broadcast on PBS Affiliate WILL (Urbana, IL) Sunday, February 10, 10:00 PM - Broadcast on PBS Affiliates WTVP (Peoria, IL) & WQPT (Quad Cities, IL) Contact us if you're interested in hosting your own screening. Past Screenings: Thursday, March 23, 2017 7PM - Sneak
- [Free Opera Music Download: MP3 Album of the Opera "Andina"](https://andinalives.com/free/) - Download the free opera MP3 album "Andina": Download Full Album This opera was written in the 1920s by Eustasio Rosales, a groundbreaking Colombian American immigrant composer who died before it could premiere. The opera score was passed down from one generation to the next until documentary filmmaker Arlen Parsa discovered it and decided to put

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