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When you give an instrument to a young person
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that doesn't have any hope,
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you are giving a world of possibilities.
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GUSTAVO
Musical Education
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In music, you have to listen to each others,
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you have to create harmony with other instruments
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you start to listen differently.
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When you apply that in the society,
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you become a different person
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you are a different human being.
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I was blessed to be born in a country
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where we have Maestro José Antonio Abreu
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and a program called El Sistema.
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We are all the time together
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playing and listening to each other,
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creating harmonies and understanding.
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YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) is a program
inspired by El Sistema.
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It is not just an orchestra.
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It is
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not just a music school.
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It is a program
that provides hope and inspiration.
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Master Abreu always said:
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"Start small ...
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And from that, you get bigger and bigger.
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It's incredible to see El Sistema in Japan.
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In Korea.
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In Sweden.
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And here in Los Angeles.
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It's all around the world!
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They are children...
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listening
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and seeing other children,
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all doing music.
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And a family is created
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where everyone trusts each other.
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I think that's the ideal.
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Music as a fundamental human right.
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That for me is the most important thing.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
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Gustavo Dudamel
Artistic and Musical Director
Amplifying Voices
