Arpegio Peru’s Orquesta de Barro: Music for Life
Arpegio Peru’s Orquesta de Barro made a second trip to Germany and Switzerland in March, where students performed a concert at the great Berliner Philharmonic, alongside the Droste-Hülshoff Symphony Orchestra. In Switzerland, the Orquesta worked to establish a long-term collaboration... Read More →
Happy 41st Birthday, El Sistema!
To celebrate the 41st birthday of El Sistema in Venezuela, Fundamusical has compiled a film of clips from speeches and presentations by José Antonio Abreu, beginning with his talk in 1975 to the original “pioneers” of El Sistema: Ayer 12.02.16... Read More →
El Sistema Venezuela Hosts Teachers from Across South America
El Sistema in Venezuela hosted a group of 28 teachers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay, for a three-week intensive Leadership Training in January. The program was sponsored by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and... Read More →
Introducing RonTV – don’t miss this fun, musical program!
RonTV is the title of a playful creation of the El Sistema Sweden YouTube channel, featuring the participation of Ron Davis Alvarez, the Venezuelan violinist, conductor, and founder of El Sistema Greenland, in Gothenburg’s Side by Side international summer camp,... Read More →
We Are All Red and Together We Build Culture
La Red de Escuelas de Musica in Medellín, Colombia, is getting ready to celebrate its twentieth anniversary by publishing a book of stories told by members of La Red’s community. These stories recount how individuals, families and communities have been... Read More →
Bridging Autism Awareness, Environmentalism, and Music
Two news updates from Venezuela: During the Earth and Autism Awareness Month, the Simón Bolívar Music Foundation staged concerts at national parks and monuments promoting environmental conservation and the integration of people with autism into society, through El Sistema Special... Read More →
Hope for a Peaceful Colombia
Batuta recently launched a new program, Voces de la Esperanza (Voices of Hope), in Buenaventura, a city on Colombia’s Pacific coast. Buenaventura has suffered many years of violence, and Batuta is collaborating with the Unidad de Víctimas, a government project... Read More →