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Essaouira World Music Festival Promotes Human Rights

06-04-2025

On June 19–21, the annual Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival in Morocco will return with a diverse program of live music and events that promote human rights.

Suggested Reading: To Be Young, Gifted and Black

06-04-2025

To Be Young, Gifted and Black, a new book by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, offers an intimate look at how her children navigated their professional path into the classical music world while exploring their cultural, racial, and national identities.

Playing the Changes Recounts Groundbreaking Jazz Education Program in Apartheid South Africa

05-07-2025

Classical IPR Launches Youth-Friendly Podcast

05-07-2025

Learning about classical music just got more fun with the launch of Intermezzo, a weekday podcast from Interlochen Public Radio hosted by and for young listeners.

Peabody Institute Offers Arts in Healthcare Training

05-07-2025

Are you curious how you can use music to make a difference for patients, families, and caregivers in healthcare settings?

New Children’s Book Celebrates 50 Years of Collective Music-Making

05-07-2025

In honor of El Sistema’s 50th anniversary, LiberaMusica and publisher Carthusia Edizioni are releasing Tumpa Cu-Cù, a new book introducing young children to ensemble music.

OrKidstra Joins Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra on International Tour

05-07-2025

Agents of Change

Loukia Lazarou, Teaching Artist and Project Manager, Sistema Cyprus

05-07-2025

The idea of hosting volunteers had two purposes: one, the additional staff would be an immense help for our organization, and two, they would provide relatable young role models for our students—especially important for those from vulnerable backgrounds. We wanted to create a structure that nurtures leadership, social responsibility, and cultural exchange, both for the young people in our orchestra and for the volunteers.

The Queen of Paradise Initiative: A Life-Changing Experience in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

Dane Madrigal, composer, conductor, and music educator

05-07-2025

One of the most memorable experiences from my time in Vanimo was helping the students prepare music for a truly special occasion: the visit, last August, of Pope Francis. With only three weeks to prepare, the students were able to put together both a fully recorded concert for the Holy Father and a few live pieces for his visit to the IVE Fathers in Baro.

The El Sistema USA 2025 West Coast Regional Gathering

Patrick Scafidi, Executive Editor, The Ensemble

05-07-2025

At events like these, it’s easy to think about the word “community” as the people in the room. But El Sistema USA’s nifty trick was to upend that idea. Rather than celebrate our professional community—the connections we form with colleagues—the ESUSA leadership team explored the ties that bind us to larger, more diverse communities—of families, of activists, of scientists, of lawmakers, and of the folks that lawmakers tend to ignore.

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