VIOLA AROUND THE WORLD
A world tour, with a viola, to meet El Sistema programs
ONE VIOLA
around the world
22 COUNTRIES
crossed
20,000 KM (12,500 MILES)
by train
HUNDREDS OF MEETINGS
with kids from disadvantaged areas helped by El Sistema, musicians, local people, etc.
The philosophy of the project
From my solo trips, I get the taste to discover the world and its population. The desire to share and interact with others is my guideline for this trip, and the viola is an obvious way to get in touch easily with others. In a world where we sometimes forget that happiness is made of small things, I meet women and men who, through music, help others. In particular, I meet the El Sistema associations that help children, thanks to music. In addition, public transport, and in particular the train, is privileged as much as possible.
© Joshua Green
Concrete actions during the trip
- Go into schools, especially from disadvantaged areas, to meet kids helped by El Sistema. Thanks to a partnership with El Sistema France, I can easily meet all those associations.
- Discover artists (from the streets, or local artists) and write about them on this blog
- Make short videos to presents all the El Sistema associations and artists I meet
- Use as much as possible public transports (especially trains and undergrounds) to limit my carbon footprint
Some trains I use
- Transsiberian, Russia
- Trans-Mongolian Railway, Mongolia – © Pierre André
- The Ghan, Australia – © Roderick Eime
- Perurail, Peru
- Tren a las Nubes, Argentina – © Presidencia de la Nacion
- Serra Verde Express, Brazil – © Kel Bis
Some of the El Sistema programs on my road
To learn more about El Sistema, you can read the dedicated article.
Country | City or Province | Program name | Website |
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France | El Sistema France | www.elsistema-france.org | |
Finland | Sistema Finland | sistemafinland.blogspot.com | |
Australia | Sistema Australia | www.sistemaaustralia.com.au | |
Australia | Laverton | Crashendo | ericarasmussen.com.au/crashendo/ |
Australia | Melbourne | The Pizzicato Effect | mso.com.au/education/the-pizzicato-effect/ |
New Zealand | Whangarei | Sistema Whangarei | www.sistemawhangarei.org.nz |
New Zealand | Otara | Sistema Aotearoa | www.sistemaaotearoa.org.nz |
New Zealand | Waikato | Sistema Waikato | www.hccm.ac.nz/sistema-waikato/ |
New Zealand | Wellington | Arohanui Strings - Sistema Hutt Valley | arohanuistrings.org |
Panama | Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Istmeña | sinfonicajuvenilistmena.blogspot.com | |
Venezuela | El Sistema Nacional de Orquestas y Coros Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela | fundamusical.org.ve | |
Colombia | Bogotá | Integración Sistema Musical | www.integracionsm.com |
Colombia | Bogotá | Fundación Nacional Batuta | www.fundacionbatuta.org |
Colombia | Medellín | Red de Escuelas de Música de Medellín | www.redmusicamedellin.org |
Colombia | Cali | Escuela de Música Desepaz Cali | escuelademusicadesepaz.org |
Colombia | Cali | Fundación Notas de Paz | notasdepaz.com |
Ecuador | Fundación Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Ecuador | www.fosje.org | |
Ecuador | Azuay | Fundación Manos Solidarias | fundacion-manos-solidarias.weebly.com |
Peru | Sinfonía por el Perú | www.sinfoniaporelperu.org | |
Peru | Arpegio Perú | www.arpegioperu.org | |
Peru | Lima | Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Perú | www.facebook.com/orquestasinfonicanacionaljuvenilperu |
Peru | Huacho | Orquesta Sinfónica Infantil de Huacho | portalnortmusicperu.blogspot.com |
Bolivia | Santa Cruz | Sistema de Coros y Orquestas | sicorbolivia.wordpress.com |
Chile | Fundación Orquestas Juveniles de Chile | www.orquestajuvenil.cl/foji/ | |
Argentina | Fundación Sistema de Orquestas Infantiles y Juveniles de Argentina | www.sistemadeorquestas.org.ar | |
Argentina | Las Tunas O.N.G | lastunasong.org.ar | |
Argentina | Córdoba | Orquesta-Escuela Mediterranea | www.proartecordoba.org/category/orquesta/ |
Argentina | San Juan | Fundación Orquesta Escuela San Juan | www.facebook.com/orquestaescuela.sanjuan |
Brazil | Curitiba | Projeto Cidadão Musical | cidadaomusical.wordpress.com/ |
Brazil | São Paulo | Projeto Guri | www.projetoguri.org.br |
Brazil | São Paulo | Instituto Baccarelli | institutobaccarelli.org.br |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil Strings | brazilstrings.org |