José Antonio Abreu
(1939-)

Venzuelan Composer, Social Change Advocate
2001 Right Livelihood Award Winner

birthdate: May 7
birthplace: Valera, Venezuela

QUOTES

"The majority of the children and juveniles belong to the groups that are most vulnerable and excluded in all of Venezuelan society. Participating in the orchestral movement has made it possible for them to set up new goals, plans, projects and dreams, and at the same time it is a way of creating meaning and helping them in their day-to-day struggle for better conditions of life through the variety of opportunities that the orchestral movement offers them."

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