Unlearning Musical Bias
by Kit Young, Cofounder/Director, Gitameit Music Institute During an interview with Creative Generation in March of this year, Sebastian Ruth reminded us that “the core work needs to be within each of us…we always need to be investigating our own... Read More →
The Pizzicato Effect
By Sylvia Hosking, Schools Program Manager for Learning, Engagement & Innovation, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Pizzicato Effect, the flagship community music program of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in Melbourne, Australia, was inspired by El Sistema Venezuela. Affectionately known as... Read More →
Radical Inclusion and Friendship in Arohanui Strings
by Alison Eldredge, Director, Arohanui Strings, (Sistema Hutt Valley/ Wellington, New Zealand) “Exclusion lies at the root of all social ills.” ~ José Antonio Abreu “He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.” “What... Read More →
Ang Misyon: Continuing the Mission of Nurturing Young Filipino Talent
By Jennifer Rivera, Partnerships and Communications Officer, Ang Misyon, Inc. The El Sistema-inspired program Ang Misyon, in the Philippines, has made the cultivation of a national youth orchestra one of its main priorities since it began eight years ago. That... Read More →
World Children’s Music Festival 2020 in Tokyo
by Yuriko Yagisawa, Project Coordinator, El Sistema Japan Tokyo is now in high-energy mode, with the countdown to the Summer 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games currently underway. This coming April, we at El Sistema Japan are anticipating another exciting event,... Read More →
Editorial | Competition, the Sistema Way
By Eric Booth, Co-Founder of The World Ensemble The English travel writer Pico Iyer moved to Japan 27 years ago, and his passionate hobby became playing ping-pong at a nearby club. His pleasure in the game comes from the way... Read More →
Editorial | Athens to Texas: “We’re With You”
by Tricia Tunstall, Co-Founder and Executive Editor, The World Ensemble Over the past few months, some El Sistema activists in the United States have been mobilizing resources to launch an El Sistema program this month for immigrant children in Tornillo,... Read More →
Meet “The Queen of Paradise Orchestra”: A New Program in Papua New Guinea
by Tricia Tunstall In 1975, the year El Sistema was founded in Venezuela, a tiny new country was founded on the other side of the world: Papua New Guinea. One of the world’s least explored and most rural nations, PNG... Read More →
A New Partnership for El Sistema Hong Kong
by Melissa Nino, ESHK Artistic Director and String Principal El Sistema Hong Kong, an organization based in both Tin Shui Wai and Western District, provides music education to over 50 children and senior citizens. Currently, we are happy to partner... Read More →
Editorial: We Have Work to Do In How We Describe Our Work
by Jeff M. Poulin, Founder & Managing Director, Creative Generation We are experiencing a new kind of revolution in our time. This revolution is not centered solely in politics, technology, or the increasing globalization of our planet—but rather, it features... Read More →