The National Center for Social Action for Music is an impressive building, part of the System of orchestras and choirs of Venezuela. It is located near the subway station of Colegio de Ingenieros in Caracas. Half of the building is still under construction, but the half that is operative is beautiful and impressive.

We have known about these places because of @manujune's involvement with the System and her recent activity in the Conservatory, but this is a place that should be promoter everywhere so that every person can visit it at least once.

As we waited in line for the Sunday performance of the Simón Bolivar Baroque Orchestras and the National Choir, we reflected about the kind of people who usually attend these events. Most of them elders, the "cultured" population of Caracas. The young ones are either part of the system or have friends or relatives in it, like us.

After about an hour in the line, we were invited to enter the building. They have a very strict system for visitors and a small army of ushers make sure that everyone is where they are supposed to be at the right time.

Everything inside is neat, clean and artistically organized.

The details on floors, walls and ceilings make you feel that you are in an art museum. The works of Venezuelan artists Jesús Soto and Carlos Cruz-Diez are permanent exhibits.

We could not leave without a picture here.
We we're as excited as @manujune and her friend, who have sung Mozart's Coronation Mass and could not wait to see it performed by the kind of choral singers they aspire to become.

The room was amazing. I dare say it is more impressive than the Aula Magna at the UCV. Wood predominantes in the design and decoration and even though it echoes some of the brutalist style that characterizes Caracas' architecture, it has a warmer, cozier touch.

Every detail in this building is a work of art and the theater room is not the exception. Every seat is art and the full views of them provided a visual spectacle few theaters have.

The program was extensive, but it felt like time flew. Mozart's Symphony #41 sounded amazingly. It is a reason for pride to witness the Level of excellence these kids have reached. The system has definitively managed (despite all the limitations we know these musicians have) to get the best of every person involved to produce art at its highest form.

The conductor was a guest conductor from Brazil with an impressive trajectory in Europe. He was impecable and quite nice with the audience.

The arrival of the choir was impressive and we were even more impressed when they started singing the Coronation Mass. About 80 voices and every section sounded like one single performer.
It was a delightful experience.

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