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New ESUSA Opportunities & Events

 

 

02-04-2026

El Sistema USA is focusing on inclusion and accessibility in their 2026 programming.

 

Funding Opportunity for Arab Artists Based in Europe

02-04-2026

The cultural organization Ettijahat is accepting applications for their 2026 grant program, Zad: Miles for Connection, supporting individual artists and groups from the Arab region who have relocated to Europe since 2015.

Applications Open for Youth Orchestra Summer Programs

02-04-2026

Two outstanding youth orchestra programs are now accepting applications for their summer camps.

New Open-Access Report: “Intercultural Resonances among Music Teachers”

 

 

02-04-2026

RESONANCES marked the completion of its multi-year research project with a new report published in English and Portuguese: “Intercultural Resonances among Music Teachers: Their Impacts on Practices and Teaching Methods.”

 

February 5 Deadline: 12th SIMM-seminar Expressions of Interest

02-04-2026

Expressions of interest for the 12th SIMM-seminar, happening May 4–6 in Brussels, Belgium, are due February 5.

Side by Side Applications To Open January 7

12-03-2025

From January 7–February 6, 2026, Side by Side will accept applications for their international music camp in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Young Musicians Celebrate Sephardic-Latino Connections

12-03-2025

Over 1,000 students will perform on December 8 with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony for the closing concert of the multi-week program “A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic–Latino Connection.”

EDITORIAL
Young People Are Speaking To Us. Are We Close Enough to Hear Them?

Dalouge Smith, Founder and Executive Director, The Creating Abundance Collaborative; Co-founder and CEO, The Lewis Prize, 2018–2024

12-03-2025

I’d been missing the presence and perspective of young people in these gatherings dedicated to arts education, young people’s wellbeing, and community health through the arts. When young people were present, it was most often as performers, and occasionally as panelists alongside adults.

Throughout these events, I had been wondering, “How is it that we continue to position young people as objects of conversation, and not the subject?”

An Upstate New York Community Connects through Myanmar’s Music

Andrew Borkowski, Director of Education, Buffalo String Works

12-03-2025

During the 2022-23 academic year, Buffalo String Works began asking the question: “How can we be more intentional about the music we’re asking our students to learn and perform?” Over the course of attempting to answer this question, the BSW Music Library Development Project was born—resulting in the commissioning and composition of a brand-new work for student string orchestra: “Aka” by Wai Hin Ko Ko.

Calling All U.S. Artist-Activists

11-05-2025

We’ve seen throughout history how the arts can speak louder than words, particularly in places where civil rights are under attack.

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