“El Sistema is a publicly financed, voluntary sector, music-education program, founded in Venezuela in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician, and activist José Antonio Abreu.”
Violinist Ray Chen visited Venezuela to work with kids in the El Sistema program, and today’s Beautiful Music is an engaging and delightful performance of the opening of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Double Violin Concerto. You can also learn more about El Sistema in the USA using the link below.