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A Project in Cyprus and Portugal Bridges Passion and Profession

Tasos Kyriakou, Music Teacher and Project Manager, Sistema Cyprus, and Margarida Abrantes, Coordinator, Orquestra Geração Gil Vicente

10-01-2025

What does it take to turn a young musician’s passion into a meaningful career? For Sistema Cyprus and Orquestra Geração, the answer lies in real, structured opportunity, tailored to young people who are too often overlooked by traditional systems.

Our two organizations have long collaborated on other successful European projects. Building on that experience, and seeing the similar challenges our students face, we teamed up once more to create the Erasmus+ project “InMus: From Youth to Professionalism.”

In Genoa, an Ensemble for Every Phase of Life

Lara Camia, Project Manager, Trillargento and Matteo Guerrieri, Artistic Director and Conductor, Trillargento

10-01-2025

Trillargento is a community-based music program founded in Genoa, Italy, that explores how ensemble music practice can foster social inclusion, personal growth, and cultural participation. Over the years, we’ve grown into a multi-layered ecosystem of ensembles, each responding to a specific need but together forming a single educational journey that integrates musical development with social and emotional learning.

Sitting in the Student Seat at AIM’s Fire Up Residency

Olivia Romanet, Music Theory Teacher, MusicEnsemble, Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

10-01-2025

That first day, I felt like a teenager: somewhat defiant, hesitant to initiate, eager to observe, even mistrusting…but also wanting to chat, meet people, laugh, and share.

AIM knew what they were doing. We’d found ourselves on the other side of the classroom, sitting in the student chair. And in experimenting with ways to develop our own community and agency—our capacity for action—as educators, we found ourselves viewing students’ needs with new empathy.

Big Noise Trains Students at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

10-01-2025

In 2018, Big Noise developed a module for undergraduate students with staff at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

EDITORIAL

A Space to Be: What One Classroom Taught Me about Art, Listening, and Inclusion

Giovanni Acquilino, 2025 Cohort Member, Global Leaders Institute

09-03-2025

This was a Mus-e session at a public primary school in Genova, Italy, in a room filled with light, nervous energy and about 20 children in motion. Some moved eagerly. Some hung back. Some followed Olivia Giovannini, the teaching artist leading the session. Others wandered in their own rhythm. Throughout it all, something subtle was happening: no one was being excluded. 

Applications Open for Artivism Fellowship

09-03-2025

Applications are now open for the newest cohort of the Emerging Leaders Artivism Alliance, welcoming artist activists living in Africa or Europe who have experienced migration or forced displacement.

InTune Offers Personalized Support to Musicians

07-09-2025

A global focus on musician wellbeing is growing more visible through initiatives like InTune, a digital platform providing musicians with personalized health and wellness support.

Two Youth Ensembles Honored by Their Governments

06-04-2025

Sistema-inspired ensembles in Canada and England recently received big accolades at two high-profile events.

AI-Powered App Measures Creative Health Program Outcomes

06-04-2025

A research partnership between Kenji Health, Queen Mary University, and four arts organizations in London has reimagined how we can evaluate the impacts of arts and health programs in rigorous and engaging ways.

Superar Suisse Featured at Inaugural Zurich Festival

06-04-2025

A brand-new music festival in Zurich will feature Superar Suisse as their opening act.

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