by Hermes Camacho, Program Manager, Austin Soundwaves & El Sistema USA Board Member Note: Draylen Mason was a student at ESUSA Member Organization Austin Soundwaves who our community tragically lost in March of 2018. A year later, Austin Soundwaves Program…
December 21, 2018: Just 40 minutes north of Detroit in Pontiac, MI, Accent Pontiac has added a second site, grabbed the attention of the local press, and is a local partner with ESUSA for the 2019 El Sistema USA National Symposium!…
November 15, 2018: In Upstate New York, the Empire State Youth Orchestra CHIME program has students traveling the country, a new "Young Leaders" program, and a teacher who has come full circle from being a student at ESYO to being…
October 26, 2018: Heartfelt family performances, HUGE smiles, and growth are the big stories from WHIN Music Community Charter School in New York, NY. This week's blog has that and more as we talk with Anne Cohen, Director of Music…
There are 2,000+ Teaching Artists in our 110+ Member Organizations around the country serving close to 20,000 students! This year, in collaboration with The Ensemble Newsletter, we want to show how #ElSistemaGrateful we are for our invaluable Teaching Artists -…
October 15, 2018: From two brothers starting cello together, a teaching artist with a Harmony Project journey, and five years in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this week's blog features PRESTO Cohort Member, Harmony Project Tulsa, with stories from Executive Director, Kathy Rad.…