The Abreu Fellows Program at New England Conservatory is delighted to announce its third class of 10 post-graduate musicians “passionate for their art and social change” to train as leaders of El Sistema-inspired music education […]
AMP Students Amaze in Debut! On February 10, 2011, at the Museum Bar, the students of the Atlanta Music Project performed admirably on their first concert as an orchestra and choir! Their concert was sold […]
The Atlanta Music Project cordially invites you to a “Winter Performance” Please join us for the first performance of the Atlanta Music Project Youth Orchestra and Choir on Thursday, February 10, 2011. Click here for […]
2010 was not the most eventful of years for Atlanta’s classical ensembles, which in many ways tracked national trends as a result of the Great Recession: fewer concerts, reduced attendance, a just-hang-on attitude. A few […]
The Azalea City Chapter of The Links, Inc. recently held their second Holiday Artisans Showcase. This year’s Artisan Showcase combined music from the student performers who are a part of the Talent Development Program of […]
In the schools of Philadelphia and dozens of other cities struggling for basic resources, the realms of big ideas and arts education seldom overlap. But something important is stirring here. In the fall, about 85 […]
At odds over expansion plans, El Sistema USA may leave NEC, Boston. When it launched in 2009, El Sistema USA was hailed as a major coup for New England Conservatory, a chance for the school […]
Imagine a group of 4th-grade students excited to remain after school for classical music instruction. They play instruments, study Mahler’s first symphony, train with their ensemble, and practice again at home. Day after day, they […]
“The System” has been called a miracle and a fairy tale. Atlanta is beginning to learn how true that might be. Each weekday, two dozen children in first through seventh grades are picked up from […]
