Title	Interview with Ed Calle
Interviewee	Calle, Ed
Interviewer	Alarcón, Andrea
Summary	Andrea (20) interviews her professor, Ed (50) about his Spanish heritage and his music career.
Content	01:10 Ed’s parents are from Spain. They lived for years in Venezuela where he was born. They moved here when he was 8. 04:22 Andrea remembers not wanting to speak English in high school. Ed is glad he has retained his Spanish language. 06:50 Ed started playing in Middle School. He learned the sax through the public school system. He didn’t practice at home until he was 19. 08:20 Ed thinks you don’t choose music, music chooses you. Music is always inside you, it’s a challenge to get it out. 16:48 Ed remembers his most amazing time on stage was the only time his father saw him play. He saw lots of people stand up and didn’t know what that meant. He was scared. His teacher told him it was a good thing.
Note	Ed Calle identifies as Spanish ("I am of Spanish blood, Jewish heritage, South American (Venezuelan) birth, but most importantly. I am an American and most thankful for being an American."), speaks Bilingual Spanish/English; Andrea Alarcón identifies as South American, Ecuador ("I am Ecuadorian, born and raised over there. I came to Miami 6 years ago. I am fulfilling my dream of becoming a musician. I am currently working for WDNA and studying in Miami Dade College. Getting both my associate in Arts (Music and Music Ed) and an associate in Science in Music Business-Creative Production/Performance."), speaks Español
Keyword	immigration stories connections with the famous ethnicity family traditions workday life craft, skills, and procedures money job satisfaction first impression of America singing instrument playing personal experiences memories of former times school day memories memories of growing up economic beliefs and practices influential people schools teachers students college achievements and awards parents parenting professor music saxophone Miami Dade College Miami, FL Venezuela Spain Ecuador Spanish American teaching career music music business stage performing performance education
Genre	Oral histories (document genres) sound recordings
Project Description	The interview was conducted as part of the StoryCorps Historias initiative, and this copy is housed at the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries.
Creation Date	2010-01-07
Interview Location	Miami (Fla.)
Physical Description	1 streaming audio (21:51 min.)
Language	eng
Repository	University of Miami. Library. Cuban Heritage Collection
Collection Title	StoryCorps Historias
Collection No.	CHC5246
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Object ID	chc5246000024
Digital ID	chc52460000240001001
Kaltura Reference	chc52460000240001001
Interview No.	MBX006197
Type	Sound
Format	audio/mp3
Original Filename	MBX006197.WAV
Archive	video24.mp4

Interview with Ed Calle

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