Editorial: Rediscovering Our Passion and Purpose during the Coronavirus Pandemic
sBy Maria Majno, President, SONG / Sistema in Lombardia; Vice President, Sistema Europe “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” One of the best known, most philosophical yet universally accessible passages of the Bible (Ecclesiastes, 3:1) sets a consoling frame. Yet who knows for how... Read More →
Takeaways from El Sistema Academy 2020: The Importance of Reflexivity, Fun, and the Dominant Seventh Chord
By Patricia Abdelnour, former Deputy Director of Internal Relations for El Sistema Venezuela Every year, El Sistema Sweden organizes a three-day symposium, inviting great teachers from Sweden and elsewhere to share their experience and knowledge with an attendee group of... Read More →
U.S.A. National Sistema Orchestra Members Visit the Barbican
by Gerdlie Jean Louis, student, Kids4Harmony | 18 Degrees, in Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A. Since last July, I have had the distinct pleasure of participating in the inaugural cohort of the YOLA National Institute (YNI). YNI, an initiative launched last year... Read More →
Music of Hope in Serbia: Interculturalism at Work
by Djurdja Papazoglu, Founder and Executive Director, Music Art Project, and Secretary, Sistema Europe Music Art Project (MAP) was founded in 2010 with the mission to contribute to the long-term development of society and culture in Serbia. Four years later,... 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 →
Nicola Killean Awarded OBE in New Year Honours List
Congratulations to Nicola Killean, Founder and CEO of Sistema Scotland, who has recently been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE). She was selected by a special committee and approved by the Queen and Prime Minister, in the New... Read More →
Conference on Art and Political Activism
Universidade Nova de Lisboa is hosting the second COMbART Congress in Lisbon, Portugal on June 25-26, 2020, co-sponsored by ArtCitizenship . There will be two days of multidisciplinary presentations and discussions about “Grammars and Politics of Resistance.” Visit Call for Papers for more information and submission details. Abstracts are... Read More →
El Sistema Greece Widens Inclusion to Work With Adults
by Sevi Matsakidou Communications Manager, El Sistema Greece El Sistema Greece (ESG) was born in 2016 as a project that supports refugee communities through music. We teach violin, viola, cello, French horn, trumpet, percussion, choir and music theory to students... 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 →