Tag Archives: Jose Antonio Abreu

March 24, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

…and then there was Coro.

Welcome to Coro! I remember our first meeting with our “organizational guru/Sistema Fellows Team Mom” – Beth Babcock. She simply told us “I am here because I love you”. Since I had only known her for 3 minutes, I accepted … Continue reading →

January 27, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

The Game Changers…

It is now midnight…I’m all packed for our trip tomorrow, but can’t sleep due to excitement.  Not because this is my first trip to Los Angeles…not because we are flying on my favorite airline of all time (I won’t name … Continue reading →

March 23, 2011
By:Dantes Rameau|Category: Dantes' Blog

On Doing El Sistema In Atlanta

I can’t believe a couple of weeks ago marked the six-month anniversary of the first day of Atlanta Music Project classes. Everything is going by so fast! Looking back on my last year and a half, I feel I’ve come … Continue reading →

June 28, 2010
By:Dantes Rameau|Category: Dantes' Blog

The Abreu Fellows Graduate! What Next!?!

Graduation Day. Just like that, a whole school year has flown by and my Abreu Fellowship colleagues and I have graduated. And we’re now on to the reality of leading El Sistema programs outside of Venezuela. For our graduation the … Continue reading →

June 22, 2010
By:Dantes Rameau|Category: Dantes' Blog

El Sistema in the USA: The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids Program

Back in May 2010 each Abreu Fellow interned at an El Sistema-inspired program somewhere outside of Venezuela. The idea was to experience how a program took its understanding of El Sistema concepts and applied them to their own community. The fellows interned … Continue reading →

February 22, 2010
By:Dantes Rameau|Category: Dantes' Blog

Photo: Essay: Introduction to El Sistema in Carcas

In the days prior to arriving in Caracas chaos reigned in my life: too many things to do before leaving and not enough time to do them all. People often asked me if I was excited about getting here and … Continue reading →

February 13, 2010
By:Dantes Rameau|Category: Dantes' Blog

The Abreu Fellows at TED 2010

This trip lasted barely two days and it went by very fast. The reason the Abreu Fellows (5 out of the 10 of us) were in Long Beach, California was to perform a number on the TED Stage during the … Continue reading →