Celebrating National Sovereignty and Children’s Day in Turkey
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day (Turkish: Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı) is a public holiday in Turkey. To celebrate, the Olive Seeds Children’s Orchestra and Chorus performed on Sunday, 22 April 2018. Students gave a magnificent concert in the Théâtre du Gymnase... Read More →
Tokyo White Hands Chorus Made a Striking Debut
The Tokyo White Hands Chorus, the newest addition to the Friends of El Sistema Japan, made its debut at the El Sistema Gala Concert in October 2017. This was a special occasion where El Sistema-inspired groups of musicians from Japan... Read More →
EDITORIAL: Designing Authentic Sistema Concerts
Sistema concerts. What should they be like? Authenticity equals power in the performing arts. Artists who try to appear as something that they aren’t come across as weak, or worse. So, the challenge in designing and delivering culminating concerts in... Read More →
Musical Updates from East Africa
Kenya National Youth Orchestra & Ghetto Classics had several noteworthy events this month: Ghetto Classics C Team (age 9-13) players wowed the prep schools at the St. Andrew’s School Orchestral Weekend in January. This is a first for the prestigious... Read More →
Music Enlightenment Project’s Beautiful Concert Poster
Music Enlightenment Project in South Africa held their end of year celebration concert and designed some beautiful posters (see below) to help advertise for the concert. They held three performances over three weekends to much success. Date Published: 28 February 2018
Sistema Cyprus Makes its Debut!
Sistema Cyprus had their first ever concert on the 10th February. The concert was titled ‘Through Music We Become.’ Students from Faneromeni area performed alongside the Cyprus Chamber Orchestra with Maestro Gerardo Estrada Martínez. Check out the video below: Date Published: 28... Read More →
Concierto Debut Orqueta Juan José Landaeta
On Saturday, January 27, the Juan José Landaeta Symphony Orchestra (OSJJL) debuted in the Simón Bolívar concert hall at the National Center of Social Action Through Music. The orchestra demonstrated its musical excellence in a performance of Gustav Mahler’s First... Read More →
Merry Christmas from Orquesta Juvenil Eje Altos Mirandinos
This Christmas concert was held on December 15 at the Enma Soler Theater in the state of Miranda, Venezuela. It is the Choir and Youth and Children’s Orchestra “High Mirandinos” from the Simon Bolivar Musical Foundation, performing the Hallelujah Chorus... Read More →
Musical Fusion in Nairobi
In July, Ghetto Classics in Nairobi had the great pleasure of performing as part of a concert alongside Polish composer and producer, JIMEK. With just one week of rehearsals, students performed a variety of pieces, from movie scores to pop... Read More →
World Premiere: Mozambique’s First Classical Music Composition
Xiquitsi in Mozambique celebrated the 130th anniversary of the capital city, Maputo, with the premier of a Mass composed by one of their own students, Estevão Chissano, and performed by the Xiquitsi Orchestra. This was a historical event for Mozambique... Read More →