Orphaned and abandoned Vietnamese children, participants of the WYO4Children program, pose for the camera in this undated photo (Photo supplied)
By LiCAS.news
Mar 8 2024
VIETNAM – The Italy-based World Youth Orchestra (WYO) Foundation has gathered some 80 orphaned and abandoned children in a musical and art program aimed at promoting emotional, individual, and social growth.
Officially launched in January 2024, the WYO4Children project is part of a global program that seeks to “develop the artistic, musical, and theatrical language of the local tradition,” according to the Foundation.
Adolfo Vannucci, president of the WYO Foundation, said the organization “researches and enhances local cultural traditions, implementing artistic experiences that link tradition to contemporaneity, nourishing pedagogy, social life, and individual growth with new blood.”
WYO Foundation has partnered with the Missionaries of Charity of Bin Dhuong which will provide the facility for the eight-month musical program.
The program features bi-monthly recitals and concerts, culminating in a final event in September. Organizers said the finale will enable the children to showcase their progress not just in music, but also in other areas, fostering stronger connections with the welcoming community.
Maestro Damiano Giuranna, conductor of the World Youth Orchestra, said the “ambitious” project “can only be realized through the creation of solid links with the local social fabric.”
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