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U.S. School Expands Music Program with 3D-Printed Violins

10-01-2025

After budget cuts, a U.S. school is getting creative to help more students participate in music.

Save The Music Announces New Grant Program

10-01-2025

Save The Music has announced the launch of their Sonidos Latinos Latin Percussion Core Grant to support classrooms in integrating Latino music traditions into their curriculum.

Musician Steven Banks Launches Community Engagement Initiative

10-01-2025

Over the 2025–26 performance season, saxophonist, composer, and educator Steven Banks will bring his new initiative, Come As You Are, to communities across the U.S. and abroad.

BRAVO Families Affected by ICE Abductions

10-01-2025

On September 16, an ICE sweep in North Portland, Oregon, USA resulted in the abduction of several family members of BRAVO Youth Orchestras students, including Rafael Arriola Caballero, a father of six and resident of North Portland for over a decade.

EUYO Hosts Free Online Symposium for Ensemble Managers

10-01-2025

The European Union Youth Orchestra will host their annual Model Sharing Symposium on October 13–17.

Big Noise Trains Students at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

10-01-2025

In 2018, Big Noise developed a module for undergraduate students with staff at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

300 Years of Classical Music in 18 Minutes

09-03-2025

Classical violinist Joshua Bell takes his audience through 300 years of classical music in his recent TED Talk.

Music Offers Hope to Young Musicians in Gaza

09-03-2025

In this Reuters special report, young people in Gaza share how music offers them hope and eases their fears in the midst of war.

El Sistema Oman Launching This Fall

09-03-2025

A new Sistema program is coming to Oman this fall.

Applications Open for Artivism Fellowship

09-03-2025

Applications are now open for the newest cohort of the Emerging Leaders Artivism Alliance, welcoming artist activists living in Africa or Europe who have experienced migration or forced displacement.

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