National System of Youth and Children Orchestras Venezuela Wins Prince of Asturias Award of Arts

There are no secrets to success. This preparation is achieved by working hard and learning from failure. Colin Powell There are no secrets to success. This preparation is achieved by working hard and learning from failure. Colin Powell is always nice to enjoy a time when great efforts are rewarded, the ongoing work towards goals, especially when he spends time, effort, dedication, commitment, as is the case of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra under the charge Jose Antonio Abreu Abreu, composer and economist, 68, was awarded the UNICEF in 2006 and has received other prestigious international awards for making this dream. José Antonio Abreu was born in Valera (Trujillo State, Venezuela) in 1939. He began his musical studies at the School of Music "Joseph? Angel Lamas" in Caracas. In 1975 took over the head of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, created and formed an orchestra FESNOJIV with young people around the country, which debuted that year. The work of José Antonio Abreu has been awarded numerous international awards. In 1993 UNESCO awarded the International Prize FESNOJIV Music and in 1998 awarded the title of maestro Abreu Goodwill Ambassador for Music and Peace and young people who are part of the orchestra, the Artists for Paz.

In addition, Abreu was appointed special envoy by the agency of the Organization for the Development of Global Youth Orchestras and Choirs and Children, a mission that aims at the promotion and dissemination of Venezuelan model worldwide. Honorary doctorate from the Conservatory of Music in New England (Boston, 2002) and the Andres Bello Catholic University and National Experimental Francisco de Miranda, both of Venezuela, Abreu received the award in 2007 Don Juan de Borbon of Music, in its second edition. As the news story. com.mx. was very emotional to see how four students Orchestra System of Venezuela for Children and Young put a note of color in the ceremony when Prince of Asturias Awards honored, happy and spontaneous thanked his grandfather''to `` the Maestro José Antonio Abreu, receiving this award. Luz Marina Ramirez, a minor who is part of the Caracas Children's Orchestra, was very excited to have attended the event. However, nerves took their toll and not greeted with some brash to the audience that filled the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo with a diploma that certifies the system as a winner in the category of the Arts.

`` I am honored and I am on behalf of all people who want to be here, right now,''said the girl at the end of the ceremony. `` I mean, if you ever feel that someone can not help with the system, remember that our motto is to play and fight.'' His teammate, Ruben Cova, trumpet in the Symphony itself, also thanked Abreu, founder and director of the system, everything is learning. `` The teacher is a person who has helped us, I want it, is a father to me,''he said, `` as the music.'' A little more seasoned students who also shared the honor with Abreu collect the distinction had words of praise for the founder of this model of music education. `` With this award we remain committed to work every day further with higher quality and commitment,''said Alejandro Carreño, concertmaster in the Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Simon Bolivar. `` I'm representing all of Venezuela, all the system and young people across the country. I thank the Master, our grandfather, all this is his creation,''said his fellow musicians, violinist Veronica Balda. Please note that the system currently consists of 120 youth orchestras and 60 children, the State Foundation for the National System of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela (FESNOJIV) started in 1975 to music students could implement their knowledge.

The project was launched internationally in 1995 with a performance by the National Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington (USA). His outstanding artistic quality has led orchestras throughout the world system, coming to perform at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and before Pope John Paul II. Some of the most renowned in the world, such as Claudio Abbado, Zubin Mehta, Sir Simon Rattle (from the Berlin Philharmonic), Gustavo Dudamel, currently director of the Gothenburg Symphony (Sweden) and was formed in this system, and Eduardo Mata teacher have targeted these young people who have had the opportunity to play with figures from the likes of Placido Domingo, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alicia de Larrocha, Montserrat Caballé or Vladimir Spivakov, among many others. The application was submitted by Fernando Masaveu, president of the Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson, and received the support of others as Jesus Lopez Cobos awarded the Orfeón Donostiarra or Daniel Barenboim, and the Foreign Minister, Miguel? Ngel Moratinos, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London. Award chose 28 candidates for members of the jury, the award brings together ethics and artistic excellence and, as director Jose Luis Garci, "is a wonderful idea to change the gun by a violin," while the journalist Beatrice Peck has considered joining the musical merits "that side of art as a transformer of society."

The director of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Principality (OSPA), Max Valdes, was pleased with the distinction of an initiative which, he recalled, "was born" and has a "uniqueness in the world" to become "a model for all. " For the director of RNE Popular Classics, Fernando Argenta, a project is "utopian" that brings children from poverty and crime to play music "with a passion and an exemplary discipline makes can still believe in the humanity ". In the closing speech at the ceremony,-chaired by Prince Philip and his wife Princess Letizia and Queen also attended Sophia, the heir to the Spanish Crown referred to this organization to enhance its ability to see that the music can grow feelings of solidarity and self esteem. Definitely the Venezuelan flag was raised high with the representation of Abreu and his orchestra, pointing out to Europe in Latin America there is much musical talent. Maestro José Antonio Abreu, who created the network of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela, welcomed the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts 2008, indicating that promote the commitment to future generations.

"The Prince of Asturias can harbor the conviction that the award has reaffirmed the commitment of our hearts to go ahead with dogged determination to serve the children of Venezuela and Latin America," said "On behalf of the youth orchestras and choirs, Sir, the opportunity to renew the assurances our highest consideration, deep affection and gratitude perennial, "Abreu said. There is little doubt that such results should be taken into account by the current government has committed to transform Venezuela and lead on the path that will enable development for all. Should focus more on providing the necessary support to make way for development of human talent, in this case the musical, which has shown the world what it ymás when much of that talent comes from lower classes.