Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez (left), late maestro JosĂ© Antonio Abreu (center), and Gustavo Dudamel (right), music director of the SimĂłn BolĂvar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. File photo.
Next week, the Venezuelan National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela, internationally know as El Sistema, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Vive El Sistema exhibition which will take place during February 12-16, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the iconic Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas.
At the event, various kiosks and displays will inform the public about the organization’s academic programs, nuclei, history, and milestones since its founding in 1975 by maestro JosĂ© Antonio Abreu.
Although the program has been around for decades, El Sistema reached its peak popularity during the first term of President Hugo Chávez, whose government provided financial support for El Sistema, allowing its musicians to perform concerts around the world.
Vive El Sistema will also offer live performances by the various musical groups for free.
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The National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela is a social and cultural project of the Venezuelan state. This pedagogical, artistic, and social model promoted by the musician JosĂ© Antonio Abreu has achieved great relevance in the world thanks to its systematization of the instruction and performance of music through symphony orchestras and choirs.
Despite illegal US sanctions and their negative effects on the Venezuelan economy, the renowned music program continues providing free music education to low-income young Venezuelans.
(Diario VEA) by Yonaski Moreno, with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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