PRESTO Feature: Accent Pontiac
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…
PRESTO Feature: Empire State Youth Orchestra CHIME
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…
PRESTO Feature: WHIN Music Community Charter School
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…
#ElSistemaGrateful – Thanking Teaching Artists
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…
PRESTO Feature: Harmony Project Tulsa
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,…
2018 PRESTO Grants Awarded!
El Sistema USA Invests $1 Million in Music Education Programming El Sistema USA, a national membership association dedicated to supporting programs to effect social change through music, launched a 3-year,…