New Blog Archive

All blogs are now listed below as links under either SISTEMA WRITING or NON SISTEMA WRITING. Some blogs appear in more than one category. You can also access blogs by clicking on underlined dates from the calendar on the right. Comments and suggestions about  this listing welcome; please use the ‘Leave a Reply’ box at the foot of this page or e mail the Chameleon Box. .

A. SISTEMA WRITING

1. Sistema Comment

• Go Figure. Another Sistema No Brainer: El Sistema’s evaluation & research/Nov 12
• Seizing the Moment for Africa: the foundation of Sistema Africa/Oct 12
• New kid on the Sistema block: The development of Sistema Europe/Oct 12
• Time to get out the measuring spoons: the Internationalising of El Sistema/Sep 12
• Critiquing El Sistema: a reply to Igor Toronyi Lalic/Jul 12
• The Clock is ticking on the Bolivars: Strauss’ Alpine Symphony/Jul 2012
• Not hopped on the bus yet? better get going: The 2012 Sistema Fellows/May 12
• What’s Cooking in the USA?:looking at Sistema USA /May 12
• El Maestro, but also La Maestra: South Africa’s Buskaid/Mar 12
• When the astronaut gets to walk on the moon: The Sistema Fellows/Mar 12
• Want a Sistema? Look to your leaders: reflection on Sistema leadership/Mar 12
• It’s Over. About time too: reflection on the LA Bolivars Mahler project/Feb 12

2. Sistema News Reports

•  Scotland moves on: Guardian piece on Sistema Scotland development plans/Sep 12
• Maestro, isn’t that a bit too fast? News piece on conductor Ilyich Rivas/Aug 2012
• Concert for Peace: Dudamel, De Vita and Blades mass concert/Jul 2012
• Concert for Peace: Dudamel, De Vita and Blades mass concert PART 2/ Jul 2012
• The Clock is ticking on the Bolivars: Strauss’ Alpine Symphony/Jul 2012
• Guardian webcasts of Gustavo and the Bolivars in London/Jun 2012
• Attention all Sistema Teachers: Big Noise employment opportunity/May 12
• Not hopped on the bus yet? better get going: The new Sistema Fellows/May 12
• Another Venezuelan Maestro: Rafael Payare wins prize/May 12
• Wow. Who is this guy? Great pictures from Mahler Project in Caracas/Feb 12
• 1,800 Venezuelans bring tears to LA: news report on LA Phil in Caracas/Feb 12

3. Sistema Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Talks, Jobs

• Baltimore OrchKids job opening: Job details for Baltimore OrchKids/Sep 2012
• Opportunity Knocks for Latin American Musicians: Full Tuition US Scholarships /Sep 2012
• Bienvenidos a Venezuela: Strad article on Venezuela’s new baroque programme/Sep 2012
• Love Affair or Lover’s Tiff? Guardian article on the Bolivars return to London/Jun 2012
• Soul Music by Candace Allen: book review /Jun 12
• What’s Cooking in the USA?: article from Ensemble magazine on Sistema USA /May 12
• Re.think: The Clare Cooper interview: Cooper interviews Marcus/Feb 12

B. OTHER WRITING

1. Music comment

• El Maestro … but also La Maestra: South Africa’s Buskaid/Mar 12

2. Music news reports

• Maestro, isn’t that a bit too fast? News piece on conductor Ilyich Rivas/Aug 2012
• Armenian Style to the fore: At the Katchaturian competition/Jun 12
• Another Venezuelan Maestro …: Rafael Payare wins prize/May 12
• Mahler from the train: seeing Mahler’s last composing hut/Mar 12
• Mahler from the train, UPDATE: Mahler’s last composing hut /Mar 12

3. Politics & Society

• Making the Unaccountable Accountable: in support of Gaby’s Deli/ Feb 12

4. Misc. articles, reviews, interviews, talks

• Revisioning Europe: a talk for the Thought Menu/Aug 2012
• Soul Music by Candace Allen: book review/Jun 12
• Re.think: The Clare Cooper interview: Cooper interviews Marcus/Feb 12