tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post69182159438800661..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: El Sistema CritiquedBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-52031546543934671982014-11-14T07:01:23.456-06:002014-11-14T07:01:23.456-06:00That's great to hear about! We have a similar ...That's great to hear about! We have a similar program here that works with a couple of hundred kids in poor rural areas. Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-57253544129467485862014-11-14T01:27:37.754-06:002014-11-14T01:27:37.754-06:00There's actually a sort of El Sistema-like pro...There's actually a sort of El Sistema-like project here in Gothenburg. Basically, a group of kids in one of the poorer suburbs get "free" music education for a particular instruments and then they play together and even play at some concerts, sometimes together with professional musicians. I don't know exactly how it is funded but parts of it comes from donations and I bet part of it comes from tax money. Yep, looks like a part of the money comes from the municipalities/communes.<br /><br />Anyways, the project got started in 2009 by Gustav Dudamel when he was the chief conductor for the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. It has since then spread to other Swedish cities, including Umeå and Stockholm.<br /><br />There's a website: http://www.elsistema.se/ but it's in Swedish. You can click on English but it only goes to a general description of the El Sistema idea, the rest is still in Swedish. Here's an interview with Gustav Dudamel with regards to this project in Gothenburg, maybe it will be interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQtwBB76c4Rickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084578675339015204noreply@blogger.com