Youth in harmony

The theme of the four-week programme sponsored by the Ministry of Education trained 140 students from several institutions throughout the country and gave them first-hand experience via 29 contact teaching hours with various instruments including the viola, trumpet, trombone, tuba, french horn, violin and cello/double bass as well as the steelpan.

The Ministry aims to fully implement the programme into the school system and also to establish the first Symphony Orchestra in the Western Hemisphere comprising of traditional symphony instruments and the steelpan.

The programme is a partnership between the Ministry, the Rotary Club of Maraval, the Key Academy of Music and the Venezuelan Embassy and aims to empower youth through music as well as encourage the development of their musical skills and talents.

These are some of the highlights of the event.