Episode #164: Donald Vega

Improv Exchange Podcast by Leander Young

Dec 9, 202462:41Music

Donald Vega was trained classically in piano in his native Nicaragua. He emigrated to the United States at age 14 and found a musical home with the Colburn School of Performing Arts (CSPA). He began his studies there in...

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