Sistema England is delighted to announce the appointment of Fiona Cunningham as the charity’s Managing Director. Fiona will lead on the charity’s strategic remit and activity, as it enters a new phase of development. Julian Lloyd Webber, founder and chairman of Sistema England, said: "Fiona is joining us to help us achieve our ambitions for
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools, Lord Nash, praised the inclusion practices of the In Harmony scheme during a debate at the House of Lords on 30 July. Lord Nash’s comments were made as a response to a question by Lord Lipsey, chair of the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, about the
In a first for the Sandringham Flower Show, children from Sistema in Norwich performed music as part of the show garden in the Royal Marquee at this year’s show, on Wednesday 30th July 2014. Young musicians from Sistema in Norwich's Children’s Chamber Group performed a specially composed piece for the Royal Party as they passed
The Nucleo Project children that took part in the Sistema Europe Summer Camp in Turkey have come back with very positive comments about this experience that was made possible through funding obtained by Sistema England. “This whole experience has increased my love for music and inspired me to practice even more and increase my standards”,
The European Union’s Culture Programme is providing €200,000 in matched funding to allow children from Sistema-inspired programmes on both sides of the Atlantic to get together to perform in England, Italy and Canada. “SMEEC – Sistema-inspired Music Education and Exchange with Canada” will see 2,000 young musicians and music tutors rehearse, perform and work together,