A New Regional Network in Canada
A new regional network has been formed in the Canadian province of Ontario, made up of Sistema Toronto, OrKidstra in Ottawa, and Sistema Aeolian. The network hopes to advance the work of all ten programs in the province. Key goals... Read More →
I am an OrchKid
A new 17-minute film titled “I am an OrchKid” introduces the work of OrchKids, a Sistema-inspired program in Baltimore, Maryland (a project of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra). The film, by James Bartolomeo, evokes the feel inside a U.S. program. Check... Read More →
Esperanza and Alegria: The Community Opus Project in San Diego, California
The Sistema-inspired program of the San Diego Youth Symphony, in California, is called the Community Opus Project. Its partnership with the financially struggling nearby city of Chula Vista began in a school system that allocated no funds for arts education.... Read More →
The Hills Are Alive! at Sistema New Brunswick
Canada’s Sistema New Brunswick, now with six nucleos and 800 students, including one First Nations community program, has announced a new partnership between Capitol Theatre and Tutta Musica, the professional orchestra of the Sistema New Brunswick Teaching Artist faculty. Together they... Read More →
Bravo, MCC! Government Financial Support for El Sistema Programs
Few U.S. programs garner significant government financial support. So it is good news that the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state arts agency, has committed more than one million dollars of support for 18 Sistema-inspired programs in Massachusetts over the... 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 →
Collaboration Flows Both Ways – New York Phil with Ang Misyon
Ang Misyon, a three-year-old El Sistema program in The Philippines, received a special visit by two New York Philharmonic Teaching Artists in July. The Teaching Artists spent time with the flagship ensemble and also with nine satellite sites outside of... Read More →