Chávez Pours Millions More Into Pioneering Music Scheme

[The Guardian report on Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's announcement that his government will increase its funding to a scheme which brings classical music into Venezuela's slums, following international acclaim for the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra. The Venezuelan leader announced the creation of "Misión Música", a government-funded effort to give tuition and instruments to 1 million impoverished children. To watch a clip of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra at a recent concert in London click here.]