Jose Antonio Abreu: Help me bring music to kids worldwide (TED Prize winner!)

Jose Antonio Abreu founded 'El Sistema' in 1975 to help poor Venezuelan kids learn to play a musical instrument and be part of an orchestra. 30 years on, El Sistema has seeded 102 youth orchestras -- and many happy lives.

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The gulf between the rich and the poor in Venezuela is one of the worst in the world. Jose Antonio Abreu, founded 'El Sistema' in 1975 to help Venezuelan kids take part in music. After 30 years, El Sistema is a nationwide organization of 102 youth orchestras, 55 children's orchestras, and 270 music centers -- and close to 250,000 young musicians.

El Sistema uses music education to help kids achieve their full potential and learn values that favor their growth. Several El Sistema students have gone on to major international careers, including Gustavo Dudamel, soon to be the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the bassist Edicson Ruiz, who at 17 became the youngest musician ever to join the Berlin Philharmonic.

There is a simple concept behind Abreu's work: for him an orchestra is first and foremost about togetherness, a place where children learn to listen to each other and to respect one another.





http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jose_abreu_on_kids_transformed_by_music.html

este bonus..
Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreo Youth Orchestra: A musical sensation from Venezuela
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/astonishing_performance_by_a_venezuelan_youth_orchestra_1.html

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