El Sistema: Orchestrating Venezuela's Youth

by Geoffrey Baker

The Venezuelan youth orchestra program known as "El Sistema" has attracted much attention internationally, partly via its flagship orchestra, The Sim n Bol var Youth Orchestra, headed by Gustavo Dudamel, and partly through its claims to use classical music education to rescue vulnerable children. Having been met overwhelmingly with praise, The System has become an inspiration for music educators around the globe. Yet, despite its fame, influence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199341559
• ISBN13: 9780199341559
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"