The first Young and Children's orchestra created in Chile and South america, date back to the 1960s with the one created in the city of La Serena, led by conductor and composer[REF] Jorge Peña Hen although this experience ended in 1973, will be and inspiration for the creation of FOJI.
FOJI begun in 2001 on the initiative of then first lady Luisa Durán de Lagos and 2006 National price of Music and Arts master Fernando Rosas Pfingsthorn,[REF] the Foundation forms a part of the Sociocultural Directorate of the Chilean Presidential office [REF].