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U.S. Programs Are Approaching ‘The Middle’ of Their Movement. Now What?
Christopher Schroeder, Director Ejecutivo, Boston Music Project
There are seasons in any movement. The beginning, that electric moment when a new idea catches fire, is unforgettable. So is the end, when a movement gains a permanent foothold in society. But the middle—the developing stage—is different. The middle is where the path is no longer clear, where the just cause and the strategies for seeing it through are both tested. It’s my impression that, in many places of the world, El Sistema-inspired programs find themselves in that adolescent stage.
These growing years are critical to our future as a movement—just as the adolescent years are critical to our students’ growth. Here are a few discoveries being made by U.S. programs I’m familiar with, shared with the hope that they resonate with programs around the world.
Erasmus+ Project Finds Funding
Sistema Europe reports that their Erasmus+ KA153 project “Music and Social Action in Europe: Practices in Exchange” has officially been approved.
A lo loco en Nuevo Brunswick
Larry Matthews, escritor independiente con una larga relación con la Orquesta Juvenil de New Brunswick
El público de 1.500 personas congregado en Moncton, Nueva Brunswick, al este de Canadá, prorrumpió en un clamor de aprobación.
Aplaudían a la Orquesta Infantil del Sistema New Brunswick (Sistema NB), 110 músicos de entre 9 y 14 años. Pero la interpretación de la Marche Slave de Chaikovski fue sólo el calentamiento.
Poco después, Dan Brown subió al escenario. Autor mundialmente conocido de novelas superventas como El Código Da Vinci, Brown también es compositor. En 2020 estrenó una nueva obra, Wild Symphony.
