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Jose Antonio Abreu: Niños Transformados por la música

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José Antonio Abreu |

TED2009

• February 2009

Jose Antonio Abreu es el carismático fundador del sistema de orquestas juveniles que ha transformado la vida de miles de niños en Venezuela. Aquí, él comparte su maravillosa historia y revela un deseo que podría tener un gran impacto en los Estados Unidos y demas paises del mundo.

Jose Antonio Abreu es el carismático fundador del sistema de orquestas juveniles que ha transformado la vida de miles de niños en Venezuela. Aquí, él comparte su maravillosa historia y revela un deseo que podría tener un gran impacto en los Estados Unidos y demas paises del mundo.

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Find out more about El Sistema, the network of youth orchestras, choirs and music centers that reaches more than 750,000 young musicians in Venezuela.

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José Antonio Abreu

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José Antonio Abreu founded El Sistema in 1975 to help Venezuelan kids learn to play musical instruments and be part of an orchestra. The TED Prize winner's bold idea has seeded hundreds of youth orchestras -- and many happy lives.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Find out more about El Sistema, the network of youth orchestras, choirs and music centers that reaches more than 750,000 young musicians in Venezuela.