The State Foundation for the National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela (FESNOJIV - Fundación del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela) is a government-funded organization, founded by maestro José Antonio Abreu, aimed at systematizing music education and promoting the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras and chorus as a means of social organization and communitarian development. Click here to visit their website.
El Sistema 60 Minutes Video
To learn more about Venezuela's El Sistema, watch this 12 1/2 minute video from CBS's 60 Minutes.
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