la música como lenguaje universal

After months of work behind the scenes and four days together in Dundee, Scotland, a 95-musician orchestra made up of Big Noise and YOLA musicians—plus 100 younger Big Noise members forming a choir—came together on stage at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall for the Festival’s Family Concert on August 16, 2026.

It was a beautiful moment. But even before they ever shared the stage, the young musicians from Scotland and Los Angeles had achieved something remarkable.

The first chapter of a Lullaby Project song is usually written in a room where strangers have just met. Professional composers sit beside a mother who has never written music before. A child wanders around the room, curious but unsure. Participants may speak through an interpreter. Others may communicate more through gestures than words. At first, there are introductions, hesitant smiles, and long pauses. There is no score, no lyrics, no expectation of what the music should become. 

Ron Davis Álvarez, Director de la Orquesta de los Sueños de Gotemburgo (Suecia), ha sido nominado como uno de los cinco finalistas del concurso "Héroes" 2024 de la CNN, patrocinado por la cadena multinacional estadounidense Cable News Network (CNN). El concurso presenta a "personas inspiradoras que han encontrado formas únicas de ayudar a los demás" y pretende dar a conocer la labor inspiradora de personas de todo el mundo.

El Ensemble El Editor Ejecutivo Patrick Scafidi entrevistó recientemente a Ron por correo electrónico.