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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.

Jasmine

Jasmine Cabello is a 16 year old sophomore at Notre Dame Prep of Scared Heart University with a strong passion for music, leadership, and community involvement. She has played the…

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Joshua

Joshua Howard is a 14-year-old cellist and emerging leader from Denver, Colorado. He began playing cello at age nine and has spent the last two years developing his musicianship and…

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Rosy

A Watsonville native deeply rooted in my community's vibrant Mexican culture, I am a bilingual Spanish speaker who finds inspiration in the artistic and the auditory. While I enjoy creative…

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Aubrey

Aubrey began her musical journey at six years old, inspired by her mom, and has continued to grow as a singer and violinist ever since. She has a love for…

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Celso

Celso began playing violin with El Sistema the summer after sixth grade, and knew immediately that music was his passion. He is now in ninth grade at Watsonville High School…

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Ayden

I am a senior in high school, and I play violin. I am a part of ESYO CHIME and the ESYO Symphony Orchestra. I have been playing for 10 years,…

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Randy

Randy Thakoordial is a violist that began playing in 4th grade, discovering his interest for the instrument within school which eventually led him to CHIME, the El Sistema program he…

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Emma

I am Emma, a 16-year-old student from Stamford, Connecticut, with a passion for creativity, culture, and personal growth. I play guitar and have a strong interest in the arts, whether…

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Lelia

Lelia, from Raleigh North Carolina is 15 years old and plays viola in Raleigh Music Collective's Camerata orchestra, one of the Raleigh Music Collective quartets in residence, and the Dorian…

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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!

Share your connection to El Sistema USA and Mark Churchill with a note of congratulations or thanks!

$500 Celebrate!

Support our Members to attend a regional professional development seminar or the Annual Symposium.

 $1,000 Bravo!

Support on-the-ground consulting from ESUSA staff and team members, connecting with local programs and developing ESUSA nucleos nationwide.

$2,500 Standing Ovation!

Support adding staff and resource capacity to El Sistema USA, supporting program delivery and logistics.

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.

Get yours today!

Our Goal

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Thank you to our sponsors!

$2,500 Standing Ovation!

Lucia Powe

Linda Bunce

$1,000 Bravo!

Suki de Braganca

Rob Gofourth

Hugh MacGregor

Bonnie Reagan

Lisa Wong and Lynn Chang

Stanford Thompson

Susan Suhr

Kitty Pell

Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina

$500 Celebrate!

Nancy Davis

Anonymous

Anna Klimala

Jessica Therivel

$250 Cheers!

Kathleen Morrison

Katie Wyatt

The SPM Board

Cathy Chan

Sherie and Walter Bush

Anne Henry

Jo Martins

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