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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.

Side by Side Is Finally Back

07-06-2022

After two years of digital alternatives, Side by Side 2022 returned to Gothenburg, Sweden over a few sunny days in June.

Global Make Music Day – June 21

06-15-2022

June 21, 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Fête de la Musique, a worldwide celebration of music as it should be—free and open to all.

Apply for the Making Tracks Fellowship

06-15-2022

Young musicians looking for a way to deepen their social engagement can benefit from the Making Tracks Fellowship, an annual program for emerging music professionals to create new collaborative works, develop youth-focused strategies for community engagement, and receive mentoring from industry experts.

Partners in Music Learning Offering Capacity-Building Grants

06-15-2022

Music organizations everywhere are working to provide critical services to young people in these turbulent times. For U.S. organizations that are dedicated to that goal but lack the capacity to keep serving young people, Partners in Music Learning can help.

Students Explore Their Family History through Music

05-18-2022

An inventive initiative at a Northern Californian music program is connecting young musicians of Central and South American descent with their family heritages.

New Fellowship Program Supports Cultural Workers in the Global South

04-20-2022

In response to the limited support given to arts and cultural sectors in the Global South, Living Arts International has launched the South-South Arts Fellowships—a pilot program to deepen connections among cultural workers living and working in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

Two Opportunities from Musicians Without Borders

03-16-2022

Musicians Without Borders is offering a webinar and in-person training in 2022, both focusing on the role of musicians in supporting communities affected by conflict.

The Superar Effect: Overcoming Boundaries through ‘Music for All’

03-02-2022

I came to identify the issue as one of perception. Music should be seen as a tool for building up communities, for connecting people; for creating bonds of empathy and acceptance between them. And then, in late 2016, these thoughts manifested Superar in my life. “Superar” is a Spanish word that means “to overcome boundaries/obstacles.” What a wonderful and strong word, I thought immediately.

ESUSA Announces Call for Submissions for ‘22 Symposium & Seminario

03-02-2022

In last month’s Basket, we asked you to save the date for El Sistema USA’s National Symposium and Seminario, happening virtually April 28–30 this year. Since that announcement, ESUSA has begun accepting presentation proposals that address this year’s theme, “Pathways Forward.”

GLP Imagined Community Concert: TEN Years of Lullabies—A Celebration

02-16-2022

As Global Leaders cohort members, we have learned that a good teaching artist engages audience members in their own communities, creating magical moments that can endure and inspire. With that in mind, we set out to propose a community concert for Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project.

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