José Antonio Abreu: The El Sistema music revolution | TED

Jose Antonio Abreu muzigin donusturdugu cocuklar uzerine

Çeviri: Selen Ercan Gözden geçirme: osman oguz ahsen

Chris Anderson: Let's now see the extraordinary speech

Chris Anderson: Gelin simdi siradisi bir konusmayi izleyelim

that we captured a couple weeks ago.

bir kac hafta once cektigimiz.

(Music)

(Muzik)

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

Jose Antonio Abreu: Sevgili arkadaslarim, bayanlar ve baylar,

I am overjoyed today

Bugun mutluluk otesi bir duygu icerisindeyim

at being awarded the TED Prize

TED odulune

on behalf of all

temsil ettigim

the distinguished music teachers,

saygideger muzik hocalari,

artists and educators from Venezuela

Venezuellali sanatcilar ve egitmenlerle birlikte layik gorulmekten dolayi

who have selflessly and loyally accompanied me for 35 years

ki sozu gecenler, 35 yildir ozveri ve sadakatla, bana,

in founding, growing and developing in Venezuela

Venezuella'daki

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

Ulusal Genclik ve Cocuk Orkestra ve Koro Sisteminin olusturulmasinda ve gelistirilmesinde eslik etmektedirler.

Since I was a boy,

Ben, daha kucuk bir cocukken,

in my early childhood,

cocuklugumun ilk yillarindan bu yana,

I always wanted to be a musician,

hep muzisyen olmak istemisimdir,

and, thank God, I made it.

tanriya sukurler olsun ki, oldum da.

From my teachers, my family and my community,

Ogretmenlerim, ailem ve cevrem,

I had all the necessary support to become a musician.

bana muzisyen olabilmem icin gerekli olan butun destegi sagladilar.

All my life I've dreamed

Hayatim boyunca en buyuk hayalim,

that all Venezuelan children

butun Venezuallali cocuklarin

have the same opportunity that I had.

benim sahip oldugum firsatlara sahip olabilmeleri olmustur.

From that desire and from my heart

Iste bu dilegimin ve yuregimin

stemmed the idea to make music

bir sonucudur muzik yapma fikri,

a deep and global reality for my country.

ulkem icin ise, derin ve kuresel bir gerceklik.

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

Daha ilk provada, bizi bekleyen aydinlik gelecegi gordum.

Because the rehearsal meant a great challenge to me.

Cunku, bu prova benim icin buyuk bir asamaydi.

I had received a donation of 50 music stands

Bagis yoluyla edindigimiz 50 nota sehbamiz vardi

to be used by 100 boys in that rehearsal.

prova esnasinda 100 erkek cocugunun kullanmasi icin.

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

Provo yerine geldigimde, sadece 11 cocugun orada oldugunu gordum,

and I said to myself,

ve kendi kendime su soruyu sordum:

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

"Bu programi mi kapatmaliyim yoksa cocuklarin sayisini mi arttirmaliyim?"

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

Zor olani basarmaya karar verdim ve tam o gece

I promised those 11 children I'd turn our orchestra

oradaki 11 cocuga, orkestramizi

into one of the leading orchestras in the world.

dunyanin basta gelen orkestralarindan birisi yapacagima dair soz verdim.

Two months ago, I remembered that promise I made,

Iki ay once, verdigim bu soz geldi aklima,

when a distinguished English critic

onde gelen Ingliz elestirmenlerinden birisi

published an article in the London Times,

London Times'da yazdigi makalesinde,

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

Dunya Okrestra Kupasini kimin kazanabilecegini soruyordu.

He mentioned four great world orchestras,

Dunyanin dort buyuk orkestrasindan sozediyordu

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

ve sozu gecen besinci orkestra, Venezuella'nin Genclik Senfoni Orkestrasiydi.

Today we can say

Bugun sunu soyleyebiliriz ki,

that art in Latin America

Latin Amerika'da sanat

is no longer a monopoly of elites

artik elitlerin tekelinden cikti

and that it has become a social right,

ve sosyal bir hak oldu,

a right for all the people.

butun insanlara taninan bir hak.

Child: There is no difference here between classes,

Cocuk: Burada siniflar arasinda bir fark yok,

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

ayni sekilde, beyazla zenci veya zenginle fakir arasinda da.

Simply, if you are talented,

Kisacasi, eger yetenekliyseniz,

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

eger yeteneginiz ve hevesiniz varsa,

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

bize katilip, bizimle paylasarak muzik yapabilirsiniz.

JA: During the recent tour

JA: Son turne sirasinda,

by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Venezuella'nin Simon Bolivar Genclik Orkestrasi

of U.S. and Europe,

Amerika'ya ve Avrupa'ya gittiginde

we saw how our music moved young audiences

muzigimizin, genc izleyicileri nasil costurdugunu gorduk

to the bottom of their souls,

ta ruhlarinin derinliklerine kadar,

how children and adolescents rushed up to the stage

cocuklarin ve yetiskinlerin, sahneye nasil kosusturdugunu gorduk

to receive the jackets from our musicians,

muzisyenlerimizin ceketlerini kapabilmek icin,

how the standing ovations, sometimes 30 minutes long,

bazen 30 dakikaya varan, alkis yagmurlari

seemed to last forever,

sonsuza dek uzayip gidiyor gibi hissediyorduk,

and how the public, after the concert was over,

konser bittikten sonra, halkin nasil

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

zafer duygusu icindeki genclerimizi karsilasmak icin sokaklara kosusturdugunu gorduk.

This meant not only an artistic triumph,

Bu zafer duygusu, sanatsal bir kazanimin otesindeydi,

but also a profound emotional sympathy

daha derinlerden gelen, duygusal bir sempatiydi

between the public of the most advanced nations of the world

dunyanin en gelismis ulkelerinin halklari ile

and the musical youth of Latin America,

Latin Amerika'nin muzisyen gencleri arasinda gelisen bir sempati.

as seen in Venezuela,

Venezuella'da goruldugu gibi,

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

izleyicilere mesaj olarak, muzik, canlilik, enerji,

enthusiasm and strength.

heyecan ve guc veriyoruz.

In its essence, the orchestra and the choir

Aslinda, hem orkestra hem koro,

are much more than artistic structures.

sanatsal islevlerinin otesinde birer anlam tasiyorlar.

They are examples and schools of social life,

Onlar, sosyal yasamin birer ornekleri ve okullari,

because to sing and to play together

cunku, beraber sarki soylemek ve enstruman calmak,

means to intimately coexist

aslinda birbirine yakin bir sekilde varolamak demek

toward perfection and excellence,

mukemmeliyete ve ustunluge dogru,

following a strict discipline of organization and coordination

titiz bir organizasyon disiplini ve koordinasyon izleyerek

in order to seek the harmonic interdependence

harmonik bir bagimliliga ulasmak amaciyla

of voices and instruments.

seslerin ve enstrumanlarin bir araya gelmesi demek.

That's how they build a spirit of solidarity

Bu sayede, cocuklarda dayanisma ruhu,

and fraternity among them,

ve kardeslik duygusu gelisiyor,

develop their self-esteem

kendilerine duyduklari guven artiyor,

and foster the ethical and aesthetical values

ahlak ve estetik degerleri besleniyor

related to the music in all its senses.

muzikle baglantili her alanda goruluyor bu gelismeler.

This is why music is immensely important

Iste bu yuzden, muzigin vazgecilmez bir onemi var;

in the awakening of sensibility, in the forging of values

duyarliligi uyandirmak, degerleri bicimlendirmek

and in the training of youngsters

ve genc nesilleri

to teach other kids.

baska cocuklari da ayni sekilde egitecek hale getirmek.

Child: After all this time here,

Cocuk: Burada gecirdigim zamandan sonra,

music is life.

bana gore, muzik esittir hayat.

Nothing else.

baska bir sey degil.

Music is life.

muzik hayattir.

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

J.A: El Sistemadaki her gencin ve cocugun ayri bir hikayesi var,

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

ve bu hikayelerin hepsi ve her biri benim icin buyuk onem tasiyor.

Let me mention the case of Edicson Ruiz.

Mesela, Edicson Ruiz'i ele alalim.

He is a boy from a parish in Caracas

O, Caracas'da bir mahalleden geliyor

who passionately attended to his double bass lessons

tutkuyla San Agustin Cocuk Orkestrasinda

at the San Agustin's Junior Orchestra.

viyolonsel derslerine katildi.

With his effort,

Cabasinin,

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

annesinin, ailesinin ve ceveresinin destegi sayesinde,

he became a principal member

Berlin Filarmoni Orkestrasi viyolonselcilerinin

in the double bass segment of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

asli uyelerinden birisi haline geldi.

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

Iyi bilinen bir ornek daha var-- Gustavo Dudamel.

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

Kucuk yasta, cocuk orkestrasinin bir uyesi olarak basladi

in his hometown, Barquisimeto.

memleketi Barquisimeto'da.

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

Orada, kemanci ve orkestra sefi olmak uzere egitim aldi.

He became the conductor of Venezuela's junior orchestras,

Veneuzella cocuk orkestranin sefi oldu,

and today conducts the world's greatest orchestras.

ve bugun dunyanin en muhtesem orkestrasini yonetiyor.

He is the musical director of Los Angeles Philharmonic,

Kendisi, Los Angeles Filarmoni Okrestrasinin muzik direktoru

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

ve hala Venezuella cocuk orkestrasinin da basinda.

He was the conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra,

Daha once, Gothenburg Senfoni Orkestrasini da yonetmisti,

and he's an unbeatable example

o, Latin Amerika ve dunyadaki genc muzisyenler icin

for young musicians in Latin America and the world.

essiz bir ornek teskil ediyor.

The structure of El Sistema

El Sistema'nin yapisi

is based on a new and flexible managing style

yeni ve esnek bir yonetim anlayisi uzerine kurulu;

adapted to the features of each community and region,

dolayisiyla, her toplumun ve bolgenin ozellilerine gore yeni bir sekil alabiliyor,

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

ve su anda, Venezuella'nin her tarafindan, asagi ve orta siniflardan

all over Venezuela.

toplam 300,000 katilimcisi var.

It's a program of social rescue

Sosyal bir yardim programi olarak gelistirilen bu sistem,

and deep cultural transformation

derin ve kulturel bir donusumu de beraberinde getiriyor,

designed for the whole Venezuelan society

butun Veneuzella toplumunu kapsamayi amacliyor,

with absolutely no distinctions whatsoever,

hic bir fark gozetmeksizin,

but emphasizing the vulnerable and endangered social groups.

fakat daha cok, zayif ve tehlikedeki sosyal gruplarin katilimina vurgu yaparak.

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

El Sistema'nin etkisi, uc alanda hissediliyor--

in the personal/social circle,

bireysel/sosyal alanda,

in the family circle and in the community.

ailede ve toplumsal alanda.

In the personal/social circle,

Bireysel/sosyal bakimdan,

the children in the orchestras and choirs

orkestra ve korodaki cocuklar

develop their intellectual and emotional side.

entellektuel ve duygusal yonlerini gelistiriyorlar.

The music becomes a source

Muzik bir kaynak haline geliyor,

for developing the dimensions of the human being,

insani her yonden gelistiren,

thus elevating the spirit

dolayisiyla yucelten,

and leading man to a full development of his personality.

ve kisilik gelisiminin tamamlanmasina katkida bulunan bir kaynak.

So, the emotional and intellectual profits are huge --

Goruldugu gibi, duygusal ve entellektuel kazanimlar buyuk--

the acquisition of leadership, teaching and training principles,

liderligin yani sira, ogretim ve egitimin ilkeleri ogreniliyor

the sense of commitment, responsibility,

baglilik ve sorumluluk duygusu,

generosity and dedication to others,

comertlik ve ozveri,

and the individual contribution to achieve great collective goals.

ve bireylerin, kolektif bir hedefe ulasmak icin nasil katkida bulunabilecegi ogreniliyor.

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

Iste tum bunlar, kiside ozbenlik ve guven duygularinin gelismesini sagliyor.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Kalkutali'li Rahibe Teresa,

insisted on something that always impressed me:

bir konuda beni hep etkileyen bir sey soylemistir--

the most miserable and tragic thing about poverty

Fakirligin en vahim ve uzucu yani,

is not the lack of bread or roof,

yiyecek ekmeginizin veya basinizi sokacak bir evinizin olmamasi degildir,

but the feeling of being no-one --

bir hic oldugunuz hissidir,

the feeling of not being anyone,

hic kimse olmadiginizi dusunmeniz,

the lack of identification,

kimliksizlik,

the lack of public esteem.

ve toplumsal guven eksikligi.

That's why the child's development

Iste bu yuzden, cocugun orkestra ve

in the orchestra and the choir

koradaki gelisimi

provides him with a noble identity

ona muhtesem bir kimlik verir,

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

onu, ailesi ve cevresi icin ornek bir kisilik haline getirir.

It makes him a better student at school

Onun okulda daha iyi bir ogrenci olmasini saglar

because it inspires in him a sense of responsibility,

cunku, koro ona sorumluluk duygusu asilar,

perseverance and punctuality that will greatly help him at school.

azim ve dakikligin ona okul hayatinda buyuk yaridimi olur.

Within the family, the parents' support is unconditional.

Aile icinde, anne babasinin kosulsuz destegini alir.

The child becomes a role model for both his parents,

Hatta, cucuk, anne babasina ornek olmaya baslar,

and this is very important for a poor child.

ve tum bunlar, fakir bir cocuk icin cok onemlidir.

Once the child discovers he is important to his family,

Cocuk, ailesi icin onemli birisi oldugunu kesfeder etmez,

he begins to seek new ways of improving himself

kendisini gelistirmek icin yeni yollar aramaya baslar,

and hopes better for himself and his community.

kendisi ve cevresi icin daha iyi olani umud eder.

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

Ailesinin, sosyal ve ekonomik olarak da gelismesini arzular.

All this makes up a constructive and ascending social dynamic.

Tum bunlar, yapici ve yuceltici nitelikte bir sosyal dinamik olusturur.

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

Cocuklarimizin buyuk cogunlugu, daha once de belirttigim gibi,

to the most vulnerable strata of the Venezuelan population.

Venezuella'nin en zayif kesimlerinden geliyor.

That encourages them to embrace new dreams, new goals,

Koro ve orkestraya katilim, cocuklari yeni dusler, yeni amaclar edinmeye tesvik eder,

and progress in the various opportunities

ve muzigin sundugu cesitli firsatlarla

that music has to offer.

gelismeye.

Finally, in the circle of the community,

Son olarak, toplumsal etkisine baktigimizda,

the orchestras prove to be the creative spaces of culture

orkestralar, kulturun yaratildigi alanlaridir,

and sources of exchange and new meanings.

yeni anlamlarin dogdugu ve degis tokus edildigi yerlerdir.

The spontaneity music has

Muzigin dogal yapisi

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

onu luks bir nesne olmaktan cikartip toplumun mirasi haline getirir.

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

Iste budur, bir cocuga evde de keman caldiran,

while his father works in his carpentry.

babasi marangozhanede calisirken.

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

Iste budur, kucuk bir kiz cocuna evde klarnet cadiran,

while her mother does the housework.

annesi ev islerini yaparken.

The idea is that the families join with pride and joy

Amac, ailelerin gurur ve sevincle

in the activities of the orchestras and the choirs

cocuklarinin orkestra ve koro aktivitelerine

that their children belong to.

katilmasidir.

The huge spiritual world that music produces in itself,

Muzigin kendi icinde yarattigi koskocaman ruhsal dunya,

which also lies within itself,

kaynagini kendi icinden alan bu dunya,

ends up overcoming material poverty.

maddi fakirligi sona erdirir.

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

Cocuk enstruman calmayi ogrendigi ilk andan itibaren,

he's no longer poor.

artik fakir degildir.

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

Profesyonel seviyeye dogru gelismekte olan bir cocuktur,

who'll later become a full citizen.

daha sonra da tam bir birey olacaktir.

Needless to say that music is the number one prevention

Soylemeye gerek yok ki, muzik ayni zamanda bir numarali cozumdur;

against prostitution, violence, bad habits,

fahiselige, siddete, kotu huylara,

and everything degrading in the life of a child.

ve bir cocugun hayatindaki kotu olan herseye karsi.

A few years ago, historian Arnold Toynbee

Bir kac yil once, tarihci Arnold Toynbee

said that the world was suffering a huge spiritual crisis.

dunyanin buyuk bir ruhsal kriz icinde oldugunu dile getirdi.

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

Bahsettigi kriz, ekonomik veya soysal bir kriz degildi, ruhsal bir krizdi.

I believe that to confront such a crisis,

Suna inaniyorum ki, insanlik, boyle bir krizle nasil basedebilecegini

only art and religion can give proper answers to humanity,

sadece sanat veya dinden ogrenebilir,

to mankind's deepest aspirations,

insanoglunun en derin emellerini,

and to the historic demands of our times.

ve cagimizin tarihsel gerekliliklerini de gozonune alarak.

Education -- the synthesis of wisdom and knowledge --

Aklin ve bilginin bir sentezi olan egitim,

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

bizim daha mukemmel olani amaclamamizi, daha farkinda olarak yasamamizi,

more noble and more just society.

daha yuce ve daha adil bir topluma ulasmamizi saglar.

With passion and enthusiasm we pay profound respects to TED

Tutku ve cosku icerisinde, TED'e en derin saygilarimizi sunuyoruz,

for its outstanding humanism, the scope of its principles,

olaganustu humanismi, temsil ettigi ilkeler,

for its open and generous promotion of young values.

aciklik ve comertlikle destekledigi genc degerler icin.

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

Umudumuz, TED'in tam ve koklu bir sekilde

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

muzik ogretiminde actigimiz bu yeni devrin gelismesine katkida bulunmasidir,

in which the social, communal, spiritual and vindicatory aims

cocuk ve genclerin, sosyal, toplumsal,

of the child and the adolescent

ruhsal ve koruyucu hedeflerinin

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

onemli bir toplumsal gorev ugrunda birer yol gosterici haline gelmesidir.

No longer putting society at the service of art,

Bundan boyle, toplum, sanatin hizmetinde degildir,

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

ayni sekilde, elitlerin tekelinde de degildir,

but instead art at the service of society,

Aksine, sanat, artik toplumun hizmetindedir,

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

zayiflarin, cocuklarin,

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

hastalarin, savunmasizlarin,

and at the service of all those who cry for vindication

hakliligini kanitlamak icin cirpinanlarin hizmetindedir sanat,

through the spirit of their human condition

insan olmanin verdigi cesaretle

and the raising up of their dignity.

tum bu insanlarin sayginliklarini arttirmaya hizmet eder sanat.

(Music)

(Muzik)

(Applause)

(Alkislar)

CA: We are going live now to Caracas.

CA: Simdi canli yayinla Karakas'a baglaniyoruz

We are going live to Caracas

Canli yayinla Karakas'a baglaniyoruz

to hear Maestro Abreu's TED Prize wish.

Mayestro Abreu'nun TED odul dilegini duymak icin.

JA: Here is my TED Prize wish:

JA: Iste TED odul dilegim:

I wish that you'll help to create and document

Dilegim, 50 yetenekli genc muzisyen icin,

a special training program

ozel bir egitim programinin olusturulmasinda

for 50 gifted young musicians,

ve belgelendirilmesinde yardim etmeniz,

passionate about their art and social justice,

sanata ve sosyal adalete tutkun bu gencler,

and dedicated to bringing El Sistema to the United States

El Sistema'yi, Amerika Birlesik Devletleri'ne

and other countries.

ve diger ulkelere goturmek icin ellerinden gelen herseyi yapmalaridirlar

Thank you very much.

Cok tesekkur ediyorum.

(Applause)

(Alkislar)