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Introducing the 2021 World Ensemble Ambassadors

The World Ensemble Ambassadors are a group of youth musicians representing different Sistema-based programs around the globe. We are pleased to announce the third cohort of Ambassadors, who hail from eight countries and nine programs.
Amira Axelle Miel, Philippines (Program Manager)
Program: Tintay String Ensemble
Began 2019
Instrument: violin
Favorite piece to play: “Symphonie Espagnole” by Edouard Lalo
Stephen Ongoma, Kenya
Program: Ghetto Classics
Began 2019
Instrument: violin
Favorite piece to play: “Meditation from Thaïs” by Jules Massenet
Mary Nakacwa, Uganda
Program: Architects of Music
Began 2020
Instrument: Bowharp
Favorite piece to play: “Ruhangi Shitwe” by Twesigye Francis
Melis Erselcan, Turkey
Program: Baris Icin Muzik
Began 2021
Instrument: violin
Favorite piece to play: “Act. 1: Dance of The Knights” from Romeo and Juliet Op. 64 by Sergei Prokofiev
Matthew Jones, U.K.
Program: Orchestras for All
Began 2020
Instrument: flute
Favorite piece to play: “Fantaisie” by George Hue
Helen Faucher, Canada
Program: Moncton Youth Orchestra
Began 2021
Instrument: violin
Favorite piece to play: “Preludium and Allegro” by Fritz Kreisler
Hannah Christensen, U.S.
Program: Sistema Utah
Began 2020
Instrument: violin
Favorite piece to play: “Allemande” from Violin Partita No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Pedro Ramos, U.S.
Program: Harmony Project
Began 2020
Instrument: French horn and trumpet
Favorite piece to play: “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” by Richard Wagner
Linet Othieno, Kenya
Program: Ghetto Classics
Began 2019
Instrument: violin
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