The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Allen Tinkham during a rehearsal in Montevideo, June 25, 2009. The Youth Orchestra System is a project born in the city of Chicago in 1946 that offers children and teenagers the opportunity to learn the different disciplines of music. As part of a community service, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Montevideo's Teatro Solis invited children from Uruguayan schools to attend the rehearsal.

Hundreds of Uruguayan school children attend the Chicago Youth Orchestra's rehearsal in Montevideo, June 25, 2009.