Layla Velez, 15, practices during a dress rehearsal Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Roosevelt Elementary school in Allentown. The students are part of El Sistema, a program through the Allentown ...

Steven Liu, founding program director of the Allentown Symphony Association’s El Sistema Lehigh Valley, is leaving to return to his native Los Angeles, spend time with family and pursue career ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The music program known as El Sistema -- which for 32 years has brought ...

Andres Lopera leads the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. (Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian) A group of top Portland classical musicians will perform at The Old Church, Tuesday, July 16, to help launch a music ...

El Sistema, you continue to play with my heartstrings. I've written in the past about this gutsy and successful effort to save children through music. The El Sistema model, which originated in ...

Jose Antonio Abreu, the Venezuelan pianist, educator and politician who sparked a revolution in the world of music education with his program known as El Sistema, will receive an honorary doctorate ...