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 →
El Sistema Sweden Academy—Time to Sign Up
The El Sistema Academy kicks off El Sistema Sweden’s tenth anniversary year celebrations. The Academy focuses on strong El Sistema-inspired teaching practices and runs January 31–February 2 in Stockholm. It features a distinguished faculty of 15, including Gerald Wirth (President/Artistic Director... Read More →
Editorial: When the Arrows are Words, Best to Just Let Them In
by Marshall Marcus, President and Founder, Sistema Europe It’s that moment that threatens to undo many of us. I had just finished giving a Sistema presentation to the Alliance for Childhood at the European Parliament. It had seemed to go... Read More →
Cultural Exchange as a Vehicle for Youth Development
About the Exchange between the Field Band Foundation, South Africa and the Norwegian Band Federation, Norway by Anja Poulsen, PULSE 7, The Field Band Foundation In 2001, the South African Field Band Foundation (FBF) and the Norwegian Band Federation (NMF)... Read More →
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Goes to Govanhill
by Kirsty Yanik, Communications and Marketing Manager, Sistema Scotland In autumn 2019, a collaboration between Sistema Scotland, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and Holyrood Secondary School brought about a unique residency. For a few days in early October, the BBC... Read More →
Transition Time: A New Home for The WE
Editorial by Eric Booth and Tricia TunstallCo-founders, The World Ensemble It’s exhilarating to make something new. Anyone who’s ever started a “music for social change” program, or any kind of new program, or even any work of art or craft, knows that... Read More →