Santa Cruz County's El Sistema celebrates 'quite a journey' after coming up just short of big music prize

A Santa Cruz County music education program that was a finalist for a $500,000 national prize will not take home the top honors. But the organizers of El Sistema Santa Cruz/Pajaro Valley, and the 1,000 students who take part, still have plenty to be proud of.

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