National Youth Orchestra of the Sodre of Uruguay /

"Music for improvement": meeting of the musicians of the Orquesta Nacional Juvenil del Sodre of Uruguay with students from the University of Navarra.

 

The Museo Universidad de Navarra began its performing arts program with the pre-inaugural concert of the Orquesta Nacional Juvenil El Sodre. Formed by more than 80 young people between the ages of 16 and 27 from the most vulnerable neighborhoods of Montevideo, this group of musicians embodies values such as the desire to excel, youthful spirit, tenacity and teamwork, as well as the democratization of music and culture, values that it shares with the Museum.

 

On the morning of October 6, in the theater of the Museo Universidad de Navarra, the Orchestra was the protagonist of the meeting-colloquium "Music for overcoming" in which some of the members told their experiences to a group of people, including students from the University and the Conservatory of Pamplona. After performing "Conga del Fuego Nuevo", by the Mexican Arturo Márquez, the director and founder of the Orchestra, Ariel Britos, explained the origin of this initiative, which aims to bring music to the poorest neighborhoods. The Orquesta Nacional Juvenil del Sodre stands as the pinnacle of the Sistema de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Uruguay, a program of Acción Social por la Música that has been in full expansion in the Latin American country for 18 years. "We seek the integration of all musicians, we are like a big family and here it does not count to be "son of", but the effort, work, discipline and meritocracy," Britos stressed.

 

 

"Music for self-development": meeting between musicians from the Sodre National Youth Orchestra of Uruguay and students from the University of Navarre

 

The Museum University of Navarre began its performing arts program with the pre-inaugural concert of the Sodre National Youth Orchestra. Comprised of more than 80 young people aged between 16 and 27, originating from the most vulnerable neighborhoods of Montevideo, this group of musicians personifies values such as the eagerness to excel, young spirit, tenacity and teamwork, as well as the democratisation of music and culture, values that it shares with the Museum.

 

During the morning of the 6th October, at the theatre of the Museum University of Navarre, the Orchestra was involved in the "Music for self-development" colloquium-meeting, when some of its members talked to a group of people, including students from the University and Conservatoire of Pamplona, about their experiences. After interpreting "Conga del Fuego Nuevo", by the Mexican, Arturo Marquez, the director and founder of the Orchestra, Ariel Britos, explained that this initiative aims to take music to the poorest neighborhoods. The Sodre National Youth Orchestra emerges as the pinnacle of the Children and Youth Orchestras System of Uruguay, a Social Action for Music program that has been rapidly expanding in the Latin American country for the last 18 years. "We seek the integration of all musicians, we are like a big family and here being the "son/daughter of" does not matter; what matters is effort, work, discipline and meritocracy", highlighted Britos.