José Antonio Abreu: The El Sistema music revolution | TED

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Chris Anderson: Let's now see the extraordinary speech

Chris Anderson: Pogledajmo sada ovaj nevjerojatni govor

that we captured a couple weeks ago.

kojega smo snimili prije nekoliko tjedana.

(Music)

(glazba)

Jose Antonio Abreu: My dear friends, ladies and gentlemen,

Jose Antonio Abreu: Dragi prijatelji, dame i gospodo,

I am overjoyed today

Presretan sam zbog

at being awarded the TED Prize

primitka TED nagrade

on behalf of all

u ime svih

the distinguished music teachers,

istaknutih učitelja glazbe,

artists and educators from Venezuela

umjetnika i pedagoga iz Venezuele,

who have selflessly and loyally accompanied me for 35 years

koji su me nesebično i odano pratili 35 godina

in founding, growing and developing in Venezuela

u osnivanju, rastu i razvoju venezuelanskog

the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs.

Nacionalnog sustava orkestara i zborova djece i mladih.

Since I was a boy,

Otkako sam bio dječak,

in my early childhood,

od ranog djetinjstva,

I always wanted to be a musician,

želio sam biti glazbenik

and, thank God, I made it.

i, hvala Bogu, uspio sam.

From my teachers, my family and my community,

Moji učitelji, obitelj i zajednica

I had all the necessary support to become a musician.

omogućili su mi nužnu potporu kako bih postao glazbenik.

All my life I've dreamed

Cijelog sam života sanjao

that all Venezuelan children

kako sva venezuelanska djeca

have the same opportunity that I had.

imaju jednaku mogućnost kao što sam ja imao.

From that desire and from my heart

Od te želje iz moga srca

stemmed the idea to make music

potekla je ideja učiniti glazbu

a deep and global reality for my country.

dubokom i globalnom stvarnošću moje zemlje.

From the very first rehearsal, I saw the bright future ahead.

Od prve probe, vidio sam svijetlu budućnost.

Because the rehearsal meant a great challenge to me.

Probe su za mene bile veliki izazov.

I had received a donation of 50 music stands

Primio sam donaciju od 50 stalaka za note

to be used by 100 boys in that rehearsal.

namijenjenih za 100 dječaka na probi.

When I arrived at the rehearsal, only 11 kids had shown up,

Kada sam stigao na probu, samo se 11 djece pojavilo,

and I said to myself,

pa sam si rekao:

"Do I close the program or multiply these kids?"

"Hoću li završiti program ili povećati broj ove djece?"

I decided to face the challenge, and on that same night,

Odlučio sam se suočiti s izazovom, i te iste noći

I promised those 11 children I'd turn our orchestra

obećao sam toj 11-orici da ću pretvoriti naš orkestar

into one of the leading orchestras in the world.

u jedan od najvećih orkestara na svijetu.

Two months ago, I remembered that promise I made,

Prije dva mjeseca sam se sjetio svog obećanja,

when a distinguished English critic

kada je istaknuti engleski kritičar

published an article in the London Times,

objavio članak u London Timesu

asking who could be the winner of the Orchestra World Cup.

pitajući tko bi mogao biti pobjednik Svjetskog kupa orkestara.

He mentioned four great world orchestras,

Spomenuo je četiri velika svjetska orkestra,

and the fifth one was Venezuela's Youth Symphony Orchestra.

a peti je bio Simfonijski orkestar mladih Venezuele.

Today we can say

Danas možemo reći

that art in Latin America

da umjetnost u Latinskoj Americi

is no longer a monopoly of elites

više nije monopol elita

and that it has become a social right,

i da je postala društveno pravo,

a right for all the people.

pravo svih ljudi.

Child: There is no difference here between classes,

Dijete: Ovdje nema razlika među klasama,

nor white or black, nor if you have money or not.

jesi li bijel ili crn, imaš li novca ili ne.

Simply, if you are talented,

Jednostavno, ako si talentiran,

if you have the vocation and the will to be here,

ako imaš poziv i želju biti ovdje,

you get in. You share with us and make music.

dolaziš i s nama dijeliš i stvaraš glazbu.

JA: During the recent tour

JA: Tijekom nedavne turneje

by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Venezuelanskog orkestra mladih koju je vodio Simon Bolivar

of U.S. and Europe,

po SAD-u i Europi,

we saw how our music moved young audiences

vidjeli smo koliko je glazba ganula mladu publiku

to the bottom of their souls,

do dna njihovih duša,

how children and adolescents rushed up to the stage

kako su djeca i adolescenti pojurili na pozornicu

to receive the jackets from our musicians,

kako bi primili jakne od glazbenika,

how the standing ovations, sometimes 30 minutes long,

kako su ovacije, katkada duge i po 30 minuta,

seemed to last forever,

naizgled trajale vječno

and how the public, after the concert was over,

i kako je publika, nakon završetka koncerta,

went out into the street to greet our young people in triumph.

izišla na ulice kako bi čestitala našim mladim ljudima na uspjehu.

This meant not only an artistic triumph,

To nije predstavljalo samo umjetnički uspjeh,

but also a profound emotional sympathy

nego i duboku emotivnu simpatiju

between the public of the most advanced nations of the world

između publike nekih od najnaprednijih nacija na svijetu

and the musical youth of Latin America,

i glazbene mladeži Latinske Amerike,

as seen in Venezuela,

kao što smo vidjeli u Venezueli,

giving these audiences a message of music, vitality, energy,

koja toj publici šalje poruku glazbe, vitalnosti, energije,

enthusiasm and strength.

entuzijazma i snage.

In its essence, the orchestra and the choir

U svojoj srži, orkestar i zbor

are much more than artistic structures.

su puno više od umjetničkih struktura.

They are examples and schools of social life,

Oni su primjeri i škole društvenog života,

because to sing and to play together

jer zajedničko pjevanje i sviranje

means to intimately coexist

znači zajednički suživot

toward perfection and excellence,

prema savršenstvu i izvrsnosti,

following a strict discipline of organization and coordination

slijedeći strogu disciplinu organizacije i koordinacije

in order to seek the harmonic interdependence

u potrazi za harmoničnom međuovisnosti

of voices and instruments.

glasova i instrumenata.

That's how they build a spirit of solidarity

Na taj način oni grade duh solidarnosti

and fraternity among them,

i bratstva među sobom,

develop their self-esteem

razvijaju samopouzdanje

and foster the ethical and aesthetical values

i njeguju etničke i estetske vrijednosti

related to the music in all its senses.

vezane uz glazbu u svakom smislu.

This is why music is immensely important

Zbog toga je glazba neizmjerno važna

in the awakening of sensibility, in the forging of values

u buđenju osjetljivosti, njegovanju vrijednosti

and in the training of youngsters

i uvježbavanju mladih ljudi

to teach other kids.

kako podučavati drugu djecu.

Child: After all this time here,

Dijete: Nakon svog ovog vremena ovdje,

music is life.

glazba je život.

Nothing else.

Ništa drugo.

Music is life.

Glazba je život.

JA: Each teenager and child in El Sistema has his own story,

JA: Svaki tinejdžer u sklopu El Sistema ima vlastitu priču

and they are all important and of great significance to me.

i sve su mi jednako važne i značajne.

Let me mention the case of Edicson Ruiz.

Ispričat ću vam slučaj Edicsona Ruiza.

He is a boy from a parish in Caracas

On je dječak iz župe Caracasa,

who passionately attended to his double bass lessons

koji je strastveno dolazio na satove kontrabasa

at the San Agustin's Junior Orchestra.

u San Agustin orkestar mladih.

With his effort,

Svojim trudom i

and the support of his mother, his family and his community,

potporom majke, obitelji i zajednice,

he became a principal member

postao je glavni član

in the double bass segment of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

dionice kontrabasa orkestra Berlinske filharmonije.

We have another well-known case -- Gustavo Dudamel.

Tu je i još jedan dobro poznati slučaj - Gustavo Dudamel.

He started as a boy member of the children's orchestra

Najprije je bio član dječjeg orkestra

in his hometown, Barquisimeto.

u svom rodnom gradu. Barquisimetu.

There, he grew as a violinist and as a conductor.

Potom, kako je rastao kao violinist i dirigent,

He became the conductor of Venezuela's junior orchestras,

postaje dirigent Venezuelanskog orkestra mladih

and today conducts the world's greatest orchestras.

a danas dirigira najvećim orkestrima svijeta.

He is the musical director of Los Angeles Philharmonic,

On je glazbeni direktor Filharmonije Los Angelesa

and is still the overall leader of Venezuela's junior orchestras.

i još uvijek je glavni vođa Venezuelanskog orkestra mladih.

He was the conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra,

Bio je dirigent Gothenburškog simfonijskog orkestra

and he's an unbeatable example

i on je nenadmašan primjer

for young musicians in Latin America and the world.

mladim glazbenicima Latinske Amerike i svijeta.

The structure of El Sistema

Struktura El Sistema

is based on a new and flexible managing style

temelji se na novom i fleksibilnom stilu upravljanja,

adapted to the features of each community and region,

prilagođenom osobinama pojedine zajednice i regije,

and today attends to 300,000 children of the lower and middle class

a danas obuhvaća 300.000 djece iz nižeg i srednjeg sloja

all over Venezuela.

cijele Venezuele.

It's a program of social rescue

To je program društvenog spašavanja

and deep cultural transformation

i duboke kulturološke preobrazbe

designed for the whole Venezuelan society

namijenjene cijelom venezuelanskom društvu,

with absolutely no distinctions whatsoever,

bez ikakvih razlika,

but emphasizing the vulnerable and endangered social groups.

ali s naglaskom na ranjivim i ugroženim društvenim skupinama.

The effect of El Sistema is felt in three fundamental circles:

Učinak El Sistema osjeća se u tri temeljna kruga -

in the personal/social circle,

osobnom/društvenom krugu,

in the family circle and in the community.

u krugu obitelji i krugu zajednice.

In the personal/social circle,

U osobnom/društvenom krugu,

the children in the orchestras and choirs

djeca u orkestrima i zborovima

develop their intellectual and emotional side.

razvijaju svoju intelektualnu i emotivnu stranu.

The music becomes a source

Glazba postaje izvor

for developing the dimensions of the human being,

razvoja dimenzija ljudskog bića,

thus elevating the spirit

kroz podizanje duha

and leading man to a full development of his personality.

čovjeka dovodi do punog razvoja njegove osobnosti.

So, the emotional and intellectual profits are huge --

Stoga su emotivni i intelektualni profiti ogromni -

the acquisition of leadership, teaching and training principles,

stjecanje principa liderstva, podučavanja i vježbanja,

the sense of commitment, responsibility,

osjećaja obveze, odgovornosti

generosity and dedication to others,

velikodušnosti i posvećenosti drugima,

and the individual contribution to achieve great collective goals.

i pojedinačnog doprinosa u ostvarenju velikih zajedničkih ciljeva.

All this leads to the development of self-esteem and confidence.

Sve to dovodi do razvoja samopouzdanja i samouvjerenja.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Majka Tereza iz Calcutte

insisted on something that always impressed me:

inzistirala je na nečemu što me uvijek impresioniralo -

the most miserable and tragic thing about poverty

najjadnija i najtragičnija stvar u vezi siromaštva

is not the lack of bread or roof,

nije nedostatak kruha ili krova nad glavom,

but the feeling of being no-one --

već osjećaj da si nitko i ništa,

the feeling of not being anyone,

osjećaj da si nitko,

the lack of identification,

nedostatak identifikacije,

the lack of public esteem.

nedostatak javnog priznanja.

That's why the child's development

Zbog toga djetetov razvoj

in the orchestra and the choir

u orkestru i zboru

provides him with a noble identity

donosi plemenit identitet

and makes him a role model for his family and community.

i čini ga uzorom vlastitoj obitelji i zajednici.

It makes him a better student at school

Čini ga boljim učenikom u školi

because it inspires in him a sense of responsibility,

jer u njemu budi osjećaj odgovornosti,

perseverance and punctuality that will greatly help him at school.

ustrajnosti i točnosti, što će mu u školi biti od velike koristi.

Within the family, the parents' support is unconditional.

Unutar obitelji, podrška roditelja je bezuvjetna.

The child becomes a role model for both his parents,

Dijete postaje uzor svojim roditeljima

and this is very important for a poor child.

i to je vrlo važno za siromašno dijete.

Once the child discovers he is important to his family,

Kada dijete jednom otkrije kako je važno svojoj obitelji,

he begins to seek new ways of improving himself

počinje tražiti nove načine kako bi napredovao

and hopes better for himself and his community.

i nada se boljitku za sebe i svoju zajednicu.

Also, he hopes for social and economic improvements for his own family.

Jednako tako se nada socio-ekonomskom napretku vlastite obitelji.

All this makes up a constructive and ascending social dynamic.

Sve ovo stvara konstruktivnu i uzlaznu socijalnu dinamiku.

The large majority of our children belong, as I already mentioned,

Velika većina naše djece pripada, kao što sam već spomenuo,

to the most vulnerable strata of the Venezuelan population.

najranjivijem dijelu venezuelanske populacije.

That encourages them to embrace new dreams, new goals,

Glazba ih ohrabruje kako bi prihvatili nove snove, ciljeve

and progress in the various opportunities

i napredak u različitim mogućnostima

that music has to offer.

koje pruža glazba.

Finally, in the circle of the community,

Napokon, u krugu zajednice,

the orchestras prove to be the creative spaces of culture

orkestri su dokazani kreativni prostori kulture

and sources of exchange and new meanings.

i izvori razmjene i novih značenja.

The spontaneity music has

Spontanost glazbe

excludes it as a luxury item and makes it a patrimony of society.

isključuje njeno bivanje luksuzom i čini ju stupom društva.

It's what makes a child play a violin at home,

Zbog toga dijete svira violinu kod kuće,

while his father works in his carpentry.

dok se njegov otac bavi stolarstvom.

It's what makes a little girl play the clarinet at home,

Zbog toga mala djevojčica svira klarinet kod kuće,

while her mother does the housework.

dok njena majka posprema.

The idea is that the families join with pride and joy

Ideja je ujedinjenje obitelji u ponosu i radosti

in the activities of the orchestras and the choirs

djelovanja orkestara i zborova

that their children belong to.

kojima njihovo dijete pripada.

The huge spiritual world that music produces in itself,

Ogromni duhovni svijet kojega sama glazba stvara,

which also lies within itself,

koji postoji u njoj,

ends up overcoming material poverty.

na kraju nadilazi materijalnu oskudicu.

From the minute a child's taught how to play an instrument,

Od minute kada dijete nauči svirati neki instrument,

he's no longer poor.

ono više nije siromašno.

He becomes a child in progress heading for a professional level,

Ono postaje dijete koje napreduje prema profesionalnoj razini,

who'll later become a full citizen.

koje će kasnije postati punopravni građanin.

Needless to say that music is the number one prevention

Suvišno je reći kako je glazba najbolja prevencija

against prostitution, violence, bad habits,

od prostitucije, nasilja, loših navika

and everything degrading in the life of a child.

i svega što unazađuje život jednog djeteta.

A few years ago, historian Arnold Toynbee

Prije nekoliko godina, povjesničar Arnold Toynbee

said that the world was suffering a huge spiritual crisis.

rekao je kako svijet prolazi kroz veliku duhovnu krizu.

Not an economic or social crisis, but a spiritual one.

Ne ekonomsku ili socijalnu krizu, već duhovnu.

I believe that to confront such a crisis,

Vjerujem da, u suprotstavljanju takvoj krizi,

only art and religion can give proper answers to humanity,

samo umjetnost i religija mogu dati valjane odgovore čovječanstvu,

to mankind's deepest aspirations,

njegovim najdubljim željama,

and to the historic demands of our times.

kao i povijesnim zahtjevima našega doba.

Education -- the synthesis of wisdom and knowledge --

Obrazovanje kao sinteza mudrosti i znanja,

is the means to strive for a more perfect, more aware,

sredstvo je postizanja savršenijeg, svjesnijeg,

more noble and more just society.

plemenitijeg i pravednijeg drušva.

With passion and enthusiasm we pay profound respects to TED

Sa strašću i entuzijazmom, odajemo duboko poštovanje TED-u,

for its outstanding humanism, the scope of its principles,

za njegovu iznimnu humanost, raspon načela,

for its open and generous promotion of young values.

za njegovu otvorenu i velikodušnu promociju mladih vrijednosti.

We hope that TED can contribute in a full and fundamental way

Nadamo se da TED može doprinijeti na pun i temeljni način

to the building of this new era in the teaching of music,

građenju nove ere u podučavanju glazbe

in which the social, communal, spiritual and vindicatory aims

u kojoj socijalni, društveni, duhovni i opravdani ciljevi

of the child and the adolescent

djeteta i adolescenta

become a beacon and a goal for a vast social mission.

postaju smjernica i cilj cijele društvene misije.

No longer putting society at the service of art,

Ne stavljati društvo u službu umjetnosti,

and much less at the services of monopolies of the elite,

a znatno manje u službu monopolističkih elita,

but instead art at the service of society,

već glazbu staviti na raspolaganje društvu,

at the service of the weakest, at the service of the children,

na raspolaganje najslabijima, djeci,

at the service of the sick, at the service of the vulnerable,

na raspolaganje bolesnima, ranjivima,

and at the service of all those who cry for vindication

i svima onima koji vape za zaštitom

through the spirit of their human condition

kroz duh njihove ljudskosti

and the raising up of their dignity.

i podizanje vlastitog dostojanstva.

(Music)

(glazba)

(Applause)

(pljesak)

CA: We are going live now to Caracas.

CA: Sada idemo uživo u Caracas.

We are going live to Caracas

Idemo uživo kako bismo

to hear Maestro Abreu's TED Prize wish.

čuli TED nagradnu želju maestra Abreua.

JA: Here is my TED Prize wish:

JA: Evo moje TED nagradne želje -

I wish that you'll help to create and document

Želim da pomognete stvoriti dokument,

a special training program

posebni program poduke

for 50 gifted young musicians,

za 50 nadarenih mladih glazbenika

passionate about their art and social justice,

strastvenih u vezi svoje umjetnosti i društvene pravde

and dedicated to bringing El Sistema to the United States

i posvećene donošenju El Sistema u SAD

and other countries.

i druge zemlje.

Thank you very much.

Puno vam hvala.

(Applause)

(pljesak)