Student Musicians
In-House Instrument Repair
When the team at Community MusicWorks built the program’s new home, they brought their longtime luthier into their building.
Young Composers in Toronto, Canada
Sistema Toronto’s students engaged in a term-long composition project with award-winning composer Aaron Manswell and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale (NDC).
Tickets (and Slots) Still Available for Side by Side Music Camp
The gigantic music camp Side by Side 2026, happening June 12–17 and hosted by Sweden’s Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, is now selling a limited number of tickets for its Festival and Closing Concerts this summer.
Music Matters Challenge Open to U.S. Musicians and School Music Programs
The Music Matters Challenge is inviting U.S. musicians and schools to enter submissions to win cash prizes aimed at supporting school music programming and salaries for music teachers.
Side by Side by El Sistema Sweden, for a Joyful Decade
Emily Kubitskey, CEO & Founder, Global Arts; Faculty Teaching Artist, Side by Side
Every year, a joyous gathering of over 2,000 children and hundreds of teachers and chaperones transforms the sunny city of Gothenburg in mid-June into a grand musical jubilee: it’s the Gothenburg Symphony’s youth orchestra festival, Side by Side.
