El Sistema – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:18:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png El Sistema – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 How a Venezuelan music scheme changed Raploch* https://onvenezuela.com/how-a-venezuelan-music-scheme-changed-raploch%ef%bf%bc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-a-venezuelan-music-scheme-changed-raploch%25ef%25bf%25bc Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:23:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=15099

In 2012, an estate near Stirling in Scotland hosted a famous televised concert that featured local children performing with Venezuela’s famous Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. It was part of an experiment to see what impact immersive music education could have on a community. Ten years on, what has happened to those children? Full Text -> FBCNews

*“Raploch: Of persons: ordinary, plain, undistinguished; crude, uncouth.”

Traducción de cortesía -> En 2012, una finca cerca de Stirling en Escocia acogió un famoso concierto televisado que contó con la actuación de niños locales con la famosa Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela. Fue parte de un experimento para ver qué impacto podría tener la educación musical inmersiva en una comunidad. Diez años después, ¿qué ha pasado con esos niños?

*“Raploch: De personas: ordinarias, sencillas, sin distinción; grosero, grosero.”

Traducción al español -> Google Translación

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As is shockingly happening in so many places around the world, Venezuela ordered a national lockdown Monday after confirming 33 cases of COVID-19. And like so many other music institutions around the world, El Sistema, Venezuela’s comprehensive and internationally influential music education program, began streaming concerts Thursday on its new sala virtual.  By Mark Swed. Full text-> Los Angeles Times

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