27 janvier 2009
El Sistema!!!!
The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra is coming to the UK!!!
I caught this incredible story totally by random, one night when I crashed on the couch, wanting to watch some mind-dumbing TV. Instead, I found the Sistema. Founded by an old musician/economist, the Sistema is a music school in Venezuela. Its aim is to give children a chance to be something else than victims of circumstances. By giving them the opportunity to learn and play an instrument, it gives them the chance to take their future into their own hands and beat the odds. The Sistema works so well in Venezuela that the Scottish Art Council just gave out funds to do the same thing in Glasgow.
And they're playing in London in April.
I'm gonna get me some tickets...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sistema > Wiki Page
http://www.fesnojiv.gob.ve/en.html > Official website
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