El Sistema USA: Taking the Next Steps

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Three orchestras and a conservatory – the Baltimore and Chicago Symphonies, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the New England Conservatory - have done significant work in the last year inspired by the El Sistema model. Learn about their accomplishments and what they might mean for your orchestra.

Speakers/presenters: Mark Churchill, dean and artistic director, Division of Preparatory & Continuing Education, New England Conservatory; Charles Grode, vice president for the Institute for Learning, Access and Training at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dan Trahey, program manager, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Gretchen Nielsen, director of educational initiatives, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Moderator: Jessica Balboni, director, Orchestra Leadership Academy, League of American Orchestras

Download Materials from Conference:

• A Distinct Approach: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s response to El Sistema (PPT)
• Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) (PPT)
•  LA Phil Youth Orchestra Fact Sheet