https://www.wosu.org/tags/brian-mcwhorter-el-sistema-gabriela-montero-gustavo-dudamel-hugo-chavez-michael-ward-bergeman-osvaldo-golijov-simon-bolivar-youth-orchestra-steve-maxwell-tom-manoff brian mcwhorter el sistema gabriela montero gustavo dudamel hugo chavez michael ward-bergeman osvaldo golijov simon bolivar youth orchestra steve maxwell tom manoff en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:11 GMT https://www.wosu.org/classical-101/2012-02-21/is-hugo-chavez-using-el-sistema-to-burnish-his-image El Sistema was founded in 1975 by Jose Antonio Abreu, a musician, economist and former cabinet minister.   Mr. Abreu used music to pull hundreds of… Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:11 GMT https://www.wosu.org/classical-101/2012-02-21/is-hugo-chavez-using-el-sistema-to-burnish-his-image admin