Estados Unidos

TATI (Teaching Artist Training Institute) is launching its inaugural Leaders Fellowship Program, a six-month professional learning experience for leaders of community music and El Sistema-inspired programs.

The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) is set to launch its 2027 global funding cycle, which aims to support artists, scholars, arts professionals, and organizations in advancing cultural exchange both between the U.S. and Asia and within Asia.

Musical exchange programs between the U.S. and Venezuela have recently hit an impasse with new travel restrictions between the two countries.

The story of Sinfónica Azteca begins about five years ago, when the world was just beginning to reemerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the globe, music programs and youth orchestras were struggling to survive. The need to restore trust in live music and reignite enthusiasm among young musicians had never been greater.

In Mexico, this posed a double challenge, since we had always lacked a national youth orchestra capable of uniting the country’s young musicians in high-caliber, immersive artistic experiences.

Nearly two decades ago, a handful of United States programs that were inspired by El Sistema in Venezuela opened their doors. Since then, El Sistema USA® has become a network of more than 150 organizations—the largest such network in the world. Our members represent a diverse array of music programs from dozens of states, as well as international programs in adjacent countries from Canada to Haiti. Given the diversity and breadth of our network, it’s reasonable to ask: What is the common thread between these programs? And why does this collective work matter? Watching and helping this coalition grow and evolve, we have been able to isolate a few distinct qualities that unite us and affirm the power of our collective voice.

Candidaturas para los Premios Premios Ciudades de la Música están abiertas hasta el 28 de abril para premiar iniciativas musicales que generen un impacto social, cultural y económico a escala local o internacional.

Los músicos disponen de poderosas herramientas para reforzar las relaciones diplomáticas: sus instrumentos.

¿Qué hay mejor que una auténtica colaboración internacional? Más de 100 músicos, educadores y estudiantes de cinco países -Ghana, Ruanda, Panamá, Marruecos y Estados Unidos- han reimaginado la canción de Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", con un nuevo vídeo musical producido por la organización sin ánimo de lucro Jóvenes Músicos Unidos y la Fundación Playing for Change.

Los festivales nacionales e internacionales de orquestas y coros juveniles inculcan una mentalidad de colaboración en sus participantes y proporcionan a todos los asistentes recuerdos intensos y duraderos. Pero su organización requiere mucho tiempo, conocimientos logísticos y políticas de protección de los niños y jóvenes bien pensadas y adaptadas a las familias. No sólo es agotador, también es caro. Y los responsables de los programas saben de primera mano que los alumnos progresan con o sin estos festivales nacionales o internacionales. Entonces, ¿por qué molestarse? ¿Qué ofrecen a los jóvenes que sus propios programas no puedan proporcionar?

Mi respuesta, en una palabra: perspectiva.