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Originally recorded February 21, 2023

Through educational offerings, orchestras have unique opportunities to support youth in their growth. Those opportunities also carry important responsibilities. Whether your orchestra provides a one-time educational concert or an intensive instrumental training program, watch a 60-minute webinar designed to assist you in helping your students reach their full creative potential.

Elizabeth Moulthrop of El Sistema USA and the League’s Caen Thomason-Redus discuss best practices for working respectfully with youth, and how to maximize program impact by elevating youth voice and leadership. You’ll also hear directly from student leaders from youth music programs across the country about their own experiences, priorities, and perspectives.

Speakers: Elizabeth Moulthrop, Executive Director, El Sistema USA and Caen Thomason-Redus, Vice President, Inclusion and Learning, League of American Orchestras

Student Leaders: Leute Lagaaia, Elizabeth Perez-Hickman, and Ankur Senapati

Questions?

Please contact Member Services at member@americanorchestras.org.


This webinar is made possible by generous grants from American Express, the Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.


Photo: Students and Teaching Artists of BRAVO Youth Orchestras, a member of both the League of American Orchestras and El Sistema USA, perform new works featuring student-created melodies, rhythms, and lyrics at Break the Cage. Credit: Richard Kolbell

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