El Sistema - A Review of the Documentary

From Paul Smaczny, the director of the 2006 International Emmy Award winning film "Knowledge is the Beginning," comes this documentary about a revolutionary music education program founded over 30 years ago in Venezuela by Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu. The methodology of El Sistema is now being adapted to the United States.

This Day in Music History: 1915 - Heitor Villa-Lobos' concert was well-received. He was a prolific Brazilian composer, conductor, music educator and advocate of Brazilian music. His works reflected his country's music flavor fused with influences from composers such as Stravinsky and the music of Eastern Europe. His etudes and preludes for the guitar remain popular to this day.