20 music teachers and performers got together at Wheatsheaf Hall, home of In Harmony Lambeth, to play Venezuelan music. Sistema Sounds!, organised by Sistema England, was a rehearsal/workshop led by El Sistema teachers Félix Briceño (conductor) and Ron Alvarez (violin). At the end of the event, young musicians from The Nucleo Project joined in for a performance of
In April and May this year, the teachers and young musicians of In Harmony Lambeth, In Harmony Liverpool, Sistema in Norwich and The Nucleo Project welcomed two teachers from Venezuela’s El Sistema, violinist Ron Alvarez and conductor Félix Briceño, to work with them for two weeks each. The exchange was part of the Sharing Notes project led by
Join us at 5pm at Wheatsheaf Hall in Lambeth for a short live performance with El Sistema teachers Ron Alvarez and Félix Briceño, tutors from In Harmony Lambeth, young musicians from The Nucleo Project, and music teachers from around England, who have come together for just one day to work, learn and perform. What: Sistema Sounds!
Teachers from Sistema in Norwich and the In Harmony programmes in Lambeth, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham and Telford will meet at Sage Gateshead on 27 May to discuss best practices, as part of a Youth Music funded project led by Sistema England. ‘This day is for teachers to share practical tips and ideas with each another, to
El Sistema teachers Félix Briceño (conductor) and Ron Alvarez (violinist) are back after spending two weeks, respectively, in Norwich and Liverpool, and they were impressed by the work that is being done by both programmes, and happy to have the opportunity to share some of their ideas with the teachers and children. ‘It has been
Are you a string player and music teacher, or are training to be one? Heard of El Sistema and want to work with two of their best teachers? Keen to meet other teachers and learn some new music together? If so, bring your strings and join us for Sistema Sounds! Friday 29 May, 2pm – 5.30pm
El Sistema teacher Ron Alvarez met today with the In Harmony Liverpool team, to discuss the work of El Sistema in Venezuela, In Harmony in England and other Sistema-inspired programmes around the world. Ron had a chance to observe some of the music lessons at Faith Primary during the morning, and he said many teachers
Félix Briceño and Ron Alvarez, the two El Sistema teachers that worked with In Harmony Lambeth and The Nucleo Project during the last two weeks, are very proud of the work done with both Sistema-inspired programmes. ‘We focused on the energy, the technique and the discipline of orchestral rehearsals’ says Ron, who led sessions at
At the end of the first week of the Sharing Notes project, Ron Alvarez and Félix Briceño look very happy. They each have reasons to be excited about the work that they have been doing with Sistema-inspired programmes in London. ‘It feels very similar to working in El Sistema in Venezuela,’ says Félix about The