Changing lives : Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the transformative power of music

309 Pages·2012·5.06 MB·English

by  Dudamel, Gustavo, Tunstall, Tricia

CHANGING LIVES
Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the
Transformative Power of Music
Tricia Tunstall
W. W. Norton & Company NEW YORK LONDON
To the children of El Sistema, past, present, and future—
our best teachers and guides to the truth that music can change lives
Contents
PRELUDE: Gustavo and Me
CHAPTER 1
Bienvenido Gustavo!: Hollywood’s Unlikely New Star
CHAPTER 2
“Mambo!”: A First Glimpse of El Sistema
CHAPTER 3
To Play and to Struggle: The Evolution of El Sistema
CHAPTER 4
Dancing with Cellos: The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
CHAPTER 5
An Idea Worth Spreading
CHAPTER 6
“Being, Not Yet Being”: El Sistema in Action
CHAPTER 7
Faces of El Sistema USA
CHAPTER 8
Gracias Gustavo: Healing Communities in Los Angeles
CODA
Loving Needy Children Well
Acknowledgments
Index
A barrio in Caracas, 2009 (Jeffrey Stock)
The núcleo Los Chorros, Caracas, 2009 (Jeffrey Stock)
Children’s orchestra at the núcleo Los Chorros, Caracas, 2009 (Jeffrey Stock)
Jamie Bernstein performing with the Caracas Symphony Youth Orchestra, 2009 (Jeffrey Stock)
Young violinists at the núcleo la Rinconada,
Caracas, 2010 (Stephanie Scherpf)
Beginning violinist at la Rinconada, 2010 (Stephanie Scherpf)