For the second year running, Les Lundis d’Hortense is joining forces with ReMuA and Bota Kids to introduce children taking part in the El Sistema project to jazz.
Inspired by the Venezuelan model, El Sistema Belgium champions music that is accessible to all, where playing together becomes a catalyst for equality, confidence and community spirit.
Thanks to the ReMuA association, around sixty children aged 8 to 12, pupils at schools in Saint-Gilles, Schaerbeek and Laeken, are learning to play a musical instrument after school. They are being taught a repertoire with a view to a final concert at the Botanique in April, where they will discover the joy of playing in an orchestra.
In the run-up to this concert, Les Lundis d’Hortense treated the young musicians from El Sistema to an interactive concert, giving them the chance to meet and discover the world of jazz singer Marylène Corro.
This was a first taste of what was to come, before the Belgian-Chilean singer joined the children for their concert at the Orangerie.