Patrick Scafidi

El Sistema USA is launching Summer Now!, a new grant initiative for accelerated learning in summer programming.

The gigantic music camp Side by Side 2026, happening June 12–17 and hosted by Sweden’s Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, is now selling a limited number of tickets for its Festival and Closing Concerts this summer.

“Social Music as a Prescription for Maintaining Wellness” is an article by renowned U.S. jazz musician Jon Batiste and Joanne Loewy, Director of the Department of Music Therapy and Professor at New York City’s Icahn School of Medicine.

Two SIMM (Social Impact of Music Making) research seminars are welcoming attendees.

Check out the free newsletter published by the cultural mobility organization On the Move—it includes global news, open calls for presenting and other opportunities, residencies, competitions, training, fellowships, jobs, and resources.

Many of us were absorbed in watching the extraordinary performances at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

A new report from The Wallace Foundation, “Creative Expression, Caring Relationships, and Career Pathways: A Guide to Youth Outcomes in Community Arts Programs,” identifies the long-term benefits of these programs.

On March 21, Luxembourg City celebrated Bach’s 341st birthday with the 16th year of Bach in the Subways—52 free performances of his music in 21 venues, including arts venues, shops, restaurants, and bookstores.

For those interested in theoretical perspectives on music education, a new research report proposes that complexity thinking is changing approaches to music education.

A $1 million donation from the Peter Compo and Carol Larson Gift Fund will support 15 El Sistema USA member organizations in delivering summer youth programs as part of ESUSA’s Summer Now! initiative.