Venezuela on Saturday won the Guinness record for the world’s largest orchestra after thousands of local musicians performed Tchaikovsky’s “Slavonic March.” Brought together by Venezuela’s publicly funded “El Sistema” program, which was founded in 1975, the program has since provided classical music training to thousands of working-class children. One notable alumni of the program is […]
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras - known as "El Sistema" - has set a new Guinness .
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras - known as "El Sistema" - has set a new Guinness .
Last week, close to 12,000 musicians from the orchestra gave a 12-minute performance of Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March in the courtyard of the Venezuelan Military Academy to break the record.