El Sistema USA®'s core values include equity, empowerment, excellence, impact, sustainability, joy, and community - which we hold central to all of our work. We strive for our member organizations to build supportive and safe communities for children. We currently do this…
The Canales Project to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts NEW YORK, NY. - The Canales Project (TCP), a nonprofit organization guided by a vision to give voice to issues of identity and culture through music,…
El Sistema USA and its Board of Directors unequivocally stand with the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander community in condemnation of the most recent acts of violence and hate inflicted in Atlanta, Georgia. We also recognize that these hateful and…
UPDATED COVID-19 RESOURCES El Sistema USA encourages our members to be responsive to the needs of their communities, students, and families regarding events surrounding the coronavirus or COVID-19. We encourage following the lead of your local schools, governments and communities,…
Save the Date for El Sistema USA's 2021 Virtual Symposium! February 15-19, 2021
Miraculously, the pandemic hasn’t stopped dedicated organizations from providing connectivity and music programming for its youth. In that spirit, we are proud to announce that YOLA National, El Sistema USA, and the Collective Conservatory have teamed up to create a…
OrchKids is working hard to stay ahead of the curve!” That’s the message delivered this spring to friends and supporters of OrchKids, a free after-school music instruction program for more than 2,000 Baltimore students, pre-K through high school. In March…
Dear Members of El Sistema USA and the El Sistema-inspired community, We mourn with the many families across America who have suffered incredible losses due to over-policing, racial profiling, and systemic oppression. While the most recent death of George Floyd…
September 2019: Giving Feature: Mereces Rodman by Katie Wyatt, President & CEO, El Sistema USA This month I spoke with one of El Sistema USA's earliest supporters, Boston resident Mercedes Rodman. More than anything, Mercedes is interested in supporting the…
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