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The Ensemble seeks to connect and inform all people who are committed to ensemble music education for youth empowerment and social change.

News from The Lewis Prize for Music

07-10-2024

Yesterday, The Lewis Prize for Music debuted four short films featuring stories of impact from Creative Youth Development organizations across the U.S.

EDITORIAL
A Musician’s Guide to Reaching for the Stars

06-05-2024

A year ago, I received a phone call asking me if El Sistema USA® wanted to partner with a commercial mission to space called Polaris Dawn. I was as surprised to get this call as you probably are to hear about it. My first thought was: Why El Sistema USA?

GUEST PERSPECTIVE
Creating Collaborative Pathways for Expanded Support of CYD

06-05-2024

As The Lewis Prize enters a new phase, we are taking the learnings from our grant process, field relationships, and research to create a platform for expanded investment in creative youth development. We’ve designed the Creating Abundance Collaborative, a cross-sector space where practitioners, young people, researchers, philanthropists, and policymakers come together to advance the field through shared learning and pooled resources.

Palestinian Lullabies Capture our Shared Humanity

06-05-2024

In a world that seems increasingly divided by our differences, a recent collaboration by international musicians shares an inspirational message of our shared humanity.

Growing AIM’s Firebird Fellowship into an Alumni Program

06-05-2024

“Your alumni will become your best assets for your mission.” That’s what social entrepreneurs from Changemaker Fellowships told AIM’s leadership when we began in 2018. So far, we agree. 

Music, Theater, and Collaboration: Creating Common Languages for Joy

06-05-2024

Seenaryo has been creating collaborative and imaginative community theater in Lebanon since 2015. We started working in Jordan in 2018, and we ran our first training in Palestine in 2022. While Seenaryo is first and foremost a theater organization, music has always played a big part in what we do.

At Manzil Mystics, Ancient Language Offers Timeless Truth

06-05-2024

There are not many music programs in the world with the word “Mystics” in their name. But it serves us well. Like many Ensemble readers, we are a passionate group of musicians working toward creating social inclusion and happy childhoods through music. And we find inspiration in the all-inclusive and peaceful messages of mystic poets like Kabir Das and Mahatma Gandhi.

Calling All European Musicians: Step up to the Ode to Joy Challenge

05-01-2024

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the first performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

Culture Moves Europe Opens Call for Grant Submissions

05-01-2024

The second call for Culture Moves Europe is now open, supporting artists and cultural professionals involved in international projects.

ESUSA Musicians Celebrate Ninth Annual El Sistema Residency

05-01-2024

The King School and Project Music just wrapped their Ninth Annual El Sistema Residency, hosting a cluster of east coast–based El Sistema USA programs for a weekend of musical exchange and performance.

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