Jose Abreu和他的音樂'濟貧'

Jose Abreu大概是近代最了不起的社會活動家和教育家.
作為一個學院裏的經濟學家,他卻在過去三十多年裏致力於"濟貧"--把古典音樂訓練帶給委內瑞拉社會底層的孩子們.
至今他的音樂教學體係裏有50多個音樂中心,100個青少年樂團,50多個兒童樂團,影響到25萬個孩子. 他培養了整整一代人.
其中最出名的樂團是Simon Bolivar青少年樂團. ,有些姣姣者已成為世界級音樂家.
Gustavo Dudamel就是他體係的產物,以後成為他的學生兼助手.27歲的他最近剛被任命為洛杉磯愛樂樂團的總監,這是音樂界非常矚目的大事.

"Music has to be recognized as an ... agent of social development in the highest sense, because it transmits the highest values -- solidarity, harmony, mutual compassion. And it has the ability to unite an entire community and to express sublime feelings." ---José Antonio Abreu

下麵是他在的TED大獎後的發言:

簡介他充滿人性的文化革命及對改變貧困的作用:

[weston]

回複種菜得菜的評論:
He understands the power of music at completely different level and is able to utilize it for social changes.
I wish he gets Nobel prize someday for his great work.

[種菜得菜]

I am so impressed by this great man.