Change Makers
The music ‘Change Makers’ listed here are other people and organisations with whom we have worked. They are helping young people reach their full potential; they are leading long-term social action programmes in communities; they are seeking to transform music education or the music sector through greater diversity and equality of opportunity; they are striving to make great music while tackling big issues. Or all of the above.
Change Makers with whom we have worked directly:
Chineke! Foundation, UK.
El Sistema Sweden, Sweden.
Leading Note Foundation, Canada.
Orquestra Geração, Portugal.
Sistema Italia, Italy.
Sistema Scotland, Scotland.
Sistema Toronto, Canada.
Superar, Austria.
More about the global Sistema community:
Sistema Europe a network open to all European Sistema organisations
Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar (El Sistema), Venezuela.
El Sistema USA, a support and advocacy network for people and organisations inspired by El Sistema
Sistema Global, a nonprofit seeking to connect, encourage and inspire Sistema leader.z
Artists we have worked with recently:
Ron Davis Alvarez, Venezuela.
Félix Briceño, Venezuela.
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, UK.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, UK.
Emily Kubitskey, USA.
Juan Carlos Maggiorani, Portugal.
Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE, UK.
Spotlight on…
Emily Kubitskey, teaching artist
Emily Kubitskey came to England from Los Angeles in August 2016 to lead the woodwind section and tutor the clarinet players of the Sistema England Young Leaders Orchestra. Since then, the
Anis Barnat, founder of El Sistema Greece
El Sistema Greece was launched in August 2016. We spoke to founder Anis Barnat, who is working with refugees in Athens and Lesbos. Key Information: Number of children: About 500
Juan Carlos Maggiorani, Artistic Director of Orquestra Geração
Juan Carlos Maggiorani, a violinist from Venezuela, is Artistic Director at Orquestra Geração, a Sistema programme in Portugal. We are delighted to announce that he is returning to work with the Young Leaders