Chile’s President Ricardo Lagos and First-Lady Luisa Durán were serenaded by the sweet sound of more than 600 children playing musical instruments outside their garden window Monday. The concert at Chile’s presidential palace, La Moneda, kicked off the 6th annual Children’s orchestra in Santiago.
According to Fernando Rosas, musical director for the event, the Children’s orchestras will perform 60 concerts in various communities around Santiago, with over 2000 children participating in the various concerts.
“This is a social project that allows youth who would not have the opportunity to play an instrument or the money to afford classes to have, dream and live with equal opportunities” said First-Lady Durán.
The Children’s orchestra is composed of youth between the ages of 7 and 24 from all over the country, even Easter Island. Various groups will perform throughout Santiago in high schools and community centers, with the culminating concert held Wednesday at the Cultural Center at Estación Mapocho.
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