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.]

Chávez pours millions more into pioneering music scheme

By Rory Carroll - The Guardian

Tuesday,   September 4, 2007

President Hugo Chávez has thrown his weight behind 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.

He made the announcement on his Sunday television show, Aló Presidente, after reading out rapturous British reviews of the youth orchestra's performances last month at London's Royal Albert Hall.

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[Michael Earnhart]

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[Mike&Flora]

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