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   ['slideshow/images_quartet/0_sonido.jpg', 'The students of Sonidos de la Tierra', 'As we traveled around Paraguay, we met students from all walks of life. Some came from middle-class families, and some lived in rural areas where an entire village shared a single telephone. Sonidos de la Tierra began five years ago by establishing music schools in 18 villages. Today, Sonidos de la Tierra is active in more than 40 towns, according to its director, Luis Szar&aacute;n, and many of the earliest students are now teachers. Geographically, Sonidos schools are concentrated in the southern half of Paraguay, which is also the more developed part of the country.', '1', '13'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/1_jorge.jpg', 'Jorge Guzm&aacute;n', 'Jorge Guzm&aacute;n, 21, lives in the village of Mbuyapey, which lies at the end of a bumpy dirt road about three hours from the capital, Asunci&oacute;n. His best friend is his horse, who is also his ride when he goes around town delivering milk to other villagers. Jorge was among three students hand-picked by Luis Szar&aacute;n to travel to Europe in 2006 to perform. When asked what he missed the most while in Europe, Jorge said that he wished his horse could have been there to share his experience. Jorge now teaches other Sonidos students the cello and bass.', '2', '0'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/2_orchestra.jpg', 'Orchestra Practice in Mbuyapey', 'The kids in the Mbuyapey orchestra hail from the village as well as the surrounding countryside. They\'ve named themselves the Orchestra of the Delta of the Tebicuary River, and their conductor, Carlos Qui&ntilde;ones is another more advanced Sonidos student.', '3', '1'],  
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/3_luis.jpg', 'Luis Szaran, the founder of Sonidos de la Tierra with his son', 'Luis Szar&aacute;n, 53, is the founder and director of Sonidos de la Tierra as well as the conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra of Asunci&oacute;n. He\'s a Paraguayan celebrity, and everywhere we traveled with him, we saw people light up in his presence. Szar&aacute;n makes personal visits to every Sonidos school at least twice a year, to inspire, cajole and sort out conflicts. \"If you study, you will have better chances in life and access to other cultures\", Szar&aacute;n said. \"That\'s how the project Sonidos de la Tierra was born, to reunite young people from all over the world in a huge musical hug.\" On one of his many visits he brought along his son, Ian.', '4', '2'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/4_harp.jpg', '100 Paraguayan harps', 'More than 100 young harpists gathered in the town of Repatriaci&oacute;n for a weekend seminar on harp music. The students came from several neighboring towns as well as the countryside. Paraguayan harps are a shorter, stouter version of harps commonly played in Europe, and they\'re usually played in groups. We found the sound of 100 harps playing together to be truly moving -- it\'s a deep, thrumming sound topped with sparkling notes. ', '5', '3'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/5_instruments.jpg', 'The music school in It&aacute;', 'The town of It&aacute;, about 30 minutes from the capital, raised money to construct a two-story building to house their music school and instrument workshop. They named the school after a great Paraguayan composer, Herminio Gim&eacute;nez. The students posing here are showing off instruments that they made themselves.', '6', '4'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/6_detail.jpg', 'Detail of an instrument made by a Sonidos student', 'This violin was made by a Sonidos student in the instrument workshop of the Herminio Gim&eacute;nez Music School in Ita. The workshops are staffed by professional lutiers [instrument makers]. With a handful of instrument workshops in different towns, Sonidos de la Tierra hopes one day to supply their own orchestras with instruments as well as sell them to the public.', '7', '5'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/7_norma.jpg', 'Norma Lara', 'Norma Lara is from the town of Itaugua, and was one of four students chosen to go to Europe in November 2006 with Luis Szaran. When we met her shortly before her trip, she was full of anticipation about leaving the country. \"I\'m very happy because it\'s always been my dream to travel to Europe,\" Norma said. \"Plus I get to do what I love most -- playing music.\" Norma also gave us a handkerchief of &ntilde;andut&iacute;, flowery lace for which her hometown of Itaugua is famous.', '8', '6'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/8_marta.jpg', 'Marta de los Ángeles Medina', 'Marta de los Ángeles Medina is from Caaguazú, and she was also chosen to be part of the quartet that went to Europe in November 2006. \"Music teaches you many things,\" she said. \"It teaches you to value things, to respect other people, to try harder. Music is the only essence in which you can\'t lie. If you know, you know, and if you don\'t, well, you need to try harder.\"', '9', '7'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/9_santiago.jpg', 'Santiago Olmedo', 'When Santiago Olmedo first heard that he\'d been picked to go to Europe, he thought it was a practical joke. He had gone to the auditions, but he still couldn\'t believe his ears. For Santiago, music is often a refuge. \"There are days when the atmosphere here in Paraguay is unbearable,\" he said, referring to the poverty and unemployment in the country. \"So I run away from everything and lock myself up in a room, pull out the cello and start practicing scales, arpeggios, just to relax myself. It\'s as if each note were a drop of blood.\"', '10', '8'],
   ['slideshow/images_quartet/10_oscar.jpg', 'Oscar Aguilar Mas', 'Oscar Aguilar Mas, 13, is one of Sonidos\' star musicians. He\'s composing music under Luis Szaran\'s tutelage and has already been to Europe twice. His most recent trip was as the youngest musician in the quartet that traveled to Europe in November 2006. Oscar lives in Paraguar&iacute;, and he and the other members of the quartet have been meeting once a week to rehearse together. While we were visiting, Oscar and his friends played one of Oscar\'s compositions for us. It was titled, \"Happiness in Europe.\"', '11', '9'],
  
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