El Sistema: Venezuelas Youth Symphony

http://www.phx.com: Boston Phoenix classical music editor Lloyd Schwartz on Venezuela's world-famous classical music education system, with performance clips from a visit to Venezuela in 2005. Venezuela's top youth symphony visits Boston's Symphony Hall this week. More Boston Phoenix video at http://www.thephoenix.tv

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Music

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• Venezuela Youth Symphony
• music
• Beethoven's Fifth
• Marck Churchill
• classical
• Caracas
• Rossini
• El Sistema
• Lloyd Schwartz
• Simon Bolivar Orchestra
• Boston Phoenix
• William Tell Overture
• Maestro Abreu
• Ben Zander
• Boston Conservatory
• Gustavo Dudamel

[onlyoncearound]

I too think that a program similar to this one should be in all countries. Arts education gives children such a sense of confidence in their abilities and many other positive benefits.

[See000eeS]

Bravo!! The power music to lift and uncover.

[pskdor]

No sólo la calidad de la música y de la interpretación en estas difíciles piezas, sino que los muchachos tocan SIN PARTITURAS!!!! UNA GUARÁ!

They play without reading anything!!! Wonderfull! Extraordinario!!!

[Victorfah]

@onlyoncearound You're right on that.. I've been playing since i'm 18.. And i just think i would like to start when i was younger.. It's just cool to play with other.. And not play but live the music.. :)

[alejoeisabel]

The title is wrong, the orchestra is the Caracas Childrens Orchestra.  These are junior high school.

[alyssacroacia]

What I would GIVE to take private lessons and be a part of a youth symphony orchestra!