May 14, 2021
1-2 pm ET
Tickets are $75 for General Admission,
$35 for Teachers and Teaching Artists
We welcome you to join us for an hour of beautiful music and inspirational conversation. We will honor the legacy of the Founder of El Sistema USA®, Mark Churchill, through introducing the Mark Churchill Teacher of the Year Award and the El Sistema USA® Student of the Year Award. All donations are tax-deductible and advance our mission of supporting and growing a nationwide movement of programs inspired by El Sistema, to effect social change through music for children with the fewest resources and the greatest need. We look forward to you joining us and thank you for your support!
All funds raised at this event will go to support the creation of the Mark Churchill Teacher of the Year and El Sistema USA® Student of the Year Awards, as well as El Sistema USA® Student Seminarios. At these seminarios, El Sistema USA hosts intensive, week-long camps, bringing students from different Member programs together from all over the country for inspirational learning opportunities and performances.
Teacher of the Year Committee
El Sistema USA® has assembled a group of leaders in music for social change and the El Sistema movement to support the creation of the criteria for the selection of annual winners of the Mark Churchill Teacher of the Year Award and the El Sistema USA® Student of the Year Award.
Lauren Shelton – Chair and Executive Committee Chair
Lauren Shelton, Board Chair of El Sistema USA, has dedicated her career to ensuring that every child can thrive through the transformative power of the arts. She began her journey…
Isaac Sinnett – Co-Vice Chair
Isaac is a passionate musician, educator and administrator. He has been with Ravinia, as a Program Manager, Associate Director and now Sr. Associate Director in Ravinia's Reach Teach Play education,…
Robert Gofourth -Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
Robert has more than 25 years of operations and risk management experience across a variety of industries including insurance, mortgage banking, government enterprise, and outsourcing. In 2014, Robert accepted the…
Mateen Milan – Clerk
Baltimore native Mateen Milan is a performer, teacher and advocate of music that uses the bassoon as a tool for impactful, thoughtful and inspiring musical experiences. Mateen serves as an…
Mark Churchill – Founding Director, ESUSA
Educator, conductor, and cellist Mark Churchill is Director of El Sistema USA and Dean Emeritus of Preparatory and Continuing Education and Senior Advisor of New England Conservatory. As Dean and…
Roger Bernstein
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1977, Roger became a trial lawyer handling class action cases. He served as a federal prosecutor for white collar crime for six years…
Linda Bunce
For 26 years I worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC for two United States Senators and two Members of the House of Representatives. I then became the Director of…
Karen Cueva – Membership & Engagement Committee Chair
Karen Cueva is dedicated to uplifting youth voice, culture, and community music education programs as an integral part of social infrastructure. Karen is currently the Head of Operations at The…
Liber Cuervos
Liber Cuervos is a highly respected music educator, conductor, violinist, and arts administrator passionately committed to using orchestral music to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, excellence, and social transformation, particularly among…
Be a sponsor!
Sponsors will be acknowledged online and in print, with increased visibility for higher levels of sponsorship. The descriptions of what your support could accomplish at El Sistema USA are illustrative, and all support goes where it is needed most. If you prefer that your gifts be directed to specific areas of impact, please reach out to katie@elsistemausa.org for guidance!
$250 Cheers!
$500 Celebrate!
$1,000 Bravo!
$2,500 Standing Ovation!
Send your sponsorship with the enclosed return envelope or contact Katie Wyatt at katie@elsistemausa.org to pledge your sponsorship today!
Tickets cost $75 for General Admission,
$35 for Teachers and Teaching Artists.
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