Bethoven Institute

O IMB, Musical Institute Beethoven, is a NGO founded in 2000, aiming to finance disabled or people without economic possibility of studying, belonging or not to charities, developing self-steem trough the art, discovering new talents and lauching them on national scene.

Through partnership with business, IMB aims to open space in socio-cultural sector, offering scholarships to people with disabilities and social problems. The scholars, musicians or students in general might achieve the opportunity to hit national projection.

The institute is financed by Art Supply project that annualy promotes music contests, when winners can record a CD with support of entrepreneurs. When the CD is released, various artists engage in the project donating art works (paintings and sculptures) to be auctioned. The proceeds from the sale of CDs and auction goes to IMB, which distributes the ammount collected through social and educational projects to its partners.

During these 5 years, IMB has been partner of several entities: DERDIC (Rehabilitation of Communications Disorders Division); Novas Trilhas Project, AMA (Association of Autistcs Friends), AMAINÃ, Construindo o Futuro Institute, Institute "Igual mas Diferente", and others.

IMB, until now, has already sponsored more than 50 scholarship students and pursues to develop an orchestra with all scholarship students. “Music is a divine inspiration and playing it we feel like seeking path of perfection. Its execution pontificates the brightness of each instrument and the power of each player. An orchestra catalyses all these qualities, through sounds and movements, in a sublime and harmonious way, with the integration of its participants and discipline to established principles. With this ideal IMB is developing a formation project for its orchestra and consolidation, understanding that it will complement the education of their participants”, says Celso Pacheco, teacher and manager of the orchestra.

For more visit: Bethoven Institute Website