"A project with no results has no reason for being. The system produces results. I have seen them, I have lived them, I am a product of the system. I have studied music since I was four. And since then I have become part of a family. And that family has taught me things, not only about music, but about things I have to face in life. And that is where the success of the system lies."
~Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Las Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
El Sistema Somerville is a daily, intensive, after school program that promotes the academic achievement and character development of Somerville youth by providing equitable opportunities to pursue musical excellence.
