For a Pope, For a Connection
Ghetto Classics in Nairobi, Kenya played for the Pope’s arrival in Nairobi this past November. The students performed an African version of Bach/Gounod’s Ave Maria, The Prayer of St Francis, and a traditional Kenyan song called “Daima.” Ghetto Classics also... Read More →
WOW, what a beautiful setting to make Big Noise!
The Symphony Orchestra of Big Noise Raploch, near Stirling, Scotland, was invited by the The William Walton Foundation to perform at La Mortella on the Italian island of Ischia, as part of the Festival of Youth Orchestras. This opportunity for... Read More →
Love, Peace, and Friendship at Superar Bosnia in Srebrenica
Responding to drastic flooding in Bosnia in 2014, Ismar Poric, founder of Superar Bosnia in Srebrenica, produced the video “Love People” to raise money for struggling flood victims (watch below). In 2015, Poric created and produced a new music video... Read More →
Iranian Youth Orchestra Makes Their Premiere Performance!
The Sistema-inspired Iran Youth Orchestra (IYO) recently gave its first public performance of Western classical and Iranian orchestral music. IYO was born out of the closure of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, after founder Arman Noroozi visited the Sistema Europe Summer... Read More →
Take a Stand, literally…
The U.S. is known for having many programs and for their independence. They sometimes join for local or regional projects, but a first national project was launched in November 2015. Take A Stand (a collaboration of the Los Angeles Philharmonic... Read More →
Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra Takes Milan by Storm
The third Summer Camp of the Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra brought together 250 participants from 24 countries across Europe and was made possible by the Hilti Foundation. Teatro alla Scala hosted a SEYO Side-By-Side concert with the Youth Orchestra of... Read More →
So Far, So Close, So Strong! Introducing Aucklands Newest Youth Orchestra
In October 2015, Sistema Aotearoa (New Zealand) launched Auckland’s newest youth orchestra – Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara. For the first time, the wind, brass and percussion students combined with the string section to form an 80 student-strong orchestra to perform... Read More →
From Obama to New Tutors, the National Youth Orchestra of Kenya Thrives
The 180 players of the National Youth Orchestra of Kenya performed for U.S. President Barack Obama in July 2015, during his visit to Kenya. They recorded their first score for a short TV feature in the same month, and are... Read More →