Gabriel Duarte Performs in Lawrence!

Stuart Strecker, left, foreign language teacher at Free State High School, and Paraguayan guitarist Gabriel Duarte take a quick break from talking with members of the audience after Duarte’s recent performance at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lawrence. Angela Babbit, Lawrence, attended the performance and submitted the picture to the local newspaper.  Stuart met Gabriel last summer when he was traveling with the high school group.

From left, Jordan Koch, Sarah Stern, Sara Cortese and Dayna Brown attend a recent concert by Paraguayan guitarist Gabriel Duarte at the Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence. The girls were students in Stuart Strecker’s Spanish class at Free State High School. Angela Babbit, Lawrence, submitted the picture:

Here is a video of Gabriel’s encore with translation by Stuart:

 

And another video of him playing Amazing Grace–enjoy!

Summer 2009 Group in the LJ World Online Newspaper

Lawrence Free State High School Spanish and German teacher Stuart Strecker spent three weeks in Encarnación, Paraguay, this summer, with 10 high school students and his daughter, Lidia. The trip took place because of connections made through the school’s Partners of the Americas Youth Ambassadors program. They were all hosted by local families and attended local schools.

Follow this link to the LJ World http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/2009/aug/28/176529/