Firebird Fellowship
Learning through Teaching with the AIM Firebirds
Pablo Millanes, AIM Specialist and Strategy; Director of External Relations and Marketing, Reina Sofia School of Music, Madrid, Spain
This past July, the warmth of the Portuguese summer and the backdrop of the Lisbon sea welcomed a diverse group of teachers and young musicians from social action music programs across more than ten countries. Amidst varied accents and curious glances, a shared energy became palpable—the excitement of face to face meetings among people who had been able to interact with one another only virtually during their four months of preparation. There was also the shared enthusiasm of people doing what they love most: teaching and making music together.
YOLA Gives ‘Collective Composition’ New Meaning
Ensemble Editorial Team
We know that many programs use collective composition as a creative boost for students. But an experiment at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s YOLA Institute Children’s Orchestra was a new one for us at The Ensemble.
Growing AIM’s Firebird Fellowship into an Alumni Program
Eric Booth, AIM Senior Faculty, with help from Director Fiona Cunningham and Alumni and Young Artists Program Manager Marco Chimini
“Your alumni will become your best assets for your mission.” That’s what social entrepreneurs from Changemaker Fellowships told AIM’s leadership when we began in 2018. So far, we agree.
