Bridging Communities through Cultural Democracy

We believe that access to music is a fundamental human right and that music can transcend differences and encourage individual empowerment and social inclusion. Through the our community programs, we work to bridge communities through cultural democracy.

I cannot say that music is the only thing that will save the world, but we have to put art somewhere far more central to the main sense of our society.
— Gustavo Dudamel

Trenton Arts at Princeton

In 2018–19, Gustavo and his Foundation partnered with Princeton University, Trenton Public Schools, and the Trenton Musicmakers, a local El Sistema-inspired program, to unite two historically separate communities—Trenton, New Jersey, with one of the lowest graduation rates in the country, and Princeton University, a world-renown Ivy League institution—through joint music programs, discussions, and concerts.

Deaf Communities

During the 2024 European tour of Fidelio, Deaf West Theatre, LA Phil, Coro de Manos Blancas, and the Dudamel Foundation organized a series of community engagement activities designed to cultivate empowering and inclusive experiences for Deaf communities spanning the United States, Venezuela, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom.

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