El Sistema : orchestrating Venezuela's youth / Geoffrey Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Geoffrey, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music and youth--Venezuela.

Music and youth.

Music--Social aspects--Venezuela.

Music.

Symphony orchestras--Venezuela--History.

Symphony orchestras.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Venezuelan youth orchestra program known as "El Sistema" has garnered global renown through its claims to use classical music education to foster social inclusion. Yet, it has been the subject of surprisingly little scrutiny and genuine debate. In this book, Geoffrey Baker examines its program of "social action through music" overturning current thinking on El Sistema and questioning its labeling as a revolutionary social program.

Contents:

The organization and its leaders

El maestro : José Antonio Abreu

Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra

El Sistema : institutional features and organizational dynamics

Demographics and development

The orchestra in theory and practice

Music education in El Sistema

Social action through music

Social inclusion and discipline

Democracy, teamwork, competition, and meritocracy

Realities, dreams, and revolutions

The politics and economics of impact

Impact on Venezuelan cultural life

The future of El Sistema.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource: title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed September 29, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-934157-5

0-19-934156-7

OCLC:

892430173