EVENT AGENDA AS OF 7/7/17

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1 Take a Stand Event Locations Walt Disney Concert Hall [WDCH] 111 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA Heart of Los Angeles [HOLA] 600 South Lafayette Park Place Los Angeles, CA Our Lady of Angels Cathedral [OLAC] 555 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA Colburn School [ZIPPER HALL] 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA EVENT AGENDA AS OF 7/7/17 Wednesday, July 19, 2017 PRE-SESSION: YOLA AT HOLA SITE VISIT Led by Monique Van Willingh, YOLA at HOLA Program Director 4:30pm Bus leaves from the Walt Disney Concert Hall [WDCH] 5:00pm 7:00pm YOLA at HOLA site visit [HOLA] 7:30pm Bus returns to the Walt Disney Concert Hall [WDCH]

2 Thursday, July 20, 2017 Walt Disney Concert Hall & Our Lady of Angels Cathedral 8:00am Registration Opens [WDCH Lobby] 8:00 am - Networking Breakfast [WDCH BP Hall] 10:00am Mix and mingle with colleagues from across the country over coffee and continental breakfast. 10:00 am - Welcome Plenary/Framing Session [WDCH BP Hall] 10:30am Gretchen Nielsen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association s Vice President of Educational Initiatives and Karen Zorn, Longy School of Music of Bard College s President provide a Symposium welcome and set context for the next three days of the conference. 11:00 am - Symposium Keynote: Turning The Stem [WDCH Main Hall] 12:00pm Thomas Wilkins, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Principal Conductor addresses the Take a Stand Symposium attendees, National Take a Stand Festival students and faculty, and the Association of California Orchestras Conference participants. 12:00 pm - Lunch [OLAC Ballroom A/C] 1:30pm Boxed lunches provided at the Cathedral Center. 1:00 pm Thread: Creative Music Making [OLAC Meeting Room 6] 3:00pm Workshop Leader: Dan Trahey, OrchKids Creator and Artistic Director and Founder of Tuned In 1 2 pm: Introduction to Collective Composition: OPEN TO ALL and no musical instrument necessary 2 3 pm: Continuing on in this hour and beyond connects to participating in the full three days* An introduction into how to facilitate students in creating and composing new pieces of music that are culturally and socially relevant. Learn techniques to facilitate student groups in creating music using their own melodies, harmonies, orchestration, and musical and social vision. The session will include an interactive demonstration of group composition techniques, video examples of student-led compositions, and a short fishbowl example with representatives of programs who use composition in their programs. with Subject: Strings Thread: Creative Music Making. If you are signing up for the full 3-day Thread, please bring your instruments each day. All skill levels and instruments welcome including non-orchestral instruments, voice, poets, dancers, rappers, etc. 2

3 1:30 pm - Thread - Strings: Finger! Bow! Go! [OLAC Ballroom B] 3:30pm Workshop Leader: Edmund Sprunger, Registered Teacher Trainer, Suzuki Association of the Americas & Psychotherapist The essential sequence in string playing is that the finger prepares for the note before the bow moves: Finger! Bow! Go! In this session, we re going to be looking at the Go! portion of this sequence and why we value it. More specifically, we re going to be talking about rhythm and musicality. *Please bring your instruments with Subject: Strings Thread: Planting and Tending Bow Arm Skills 2:00 pm - Why Wind Ensemble in an El Sistema Program? [OLAC Meeting Room 2/3] 3:30pm Presenter: Emily Kubitskey, YOLA Teaching Artist and YOLA at HOLA Wind Ensemble Conductor Explore the ways that El Sistema-inspired organizations have incorporated band into their programs, both formally and informally. Investigate the benefits and the limitations of building wind and percussion ensembles. Debate and redefine the definition of band in the El Sistema environment. Build a network of colleagues who are interested in, or are currently, building wind ensemble programs, and walk away with applicable ideas and tangible resources. 2:00 pm - Supporting Student Transitions [OLAC Meeting Room 4/5] 3:30pm Presenters: Anne Fitzgibbon, Executive Director, Harmony Program; Myka Miller, Executive Director, Harmony Project Join the two leaders of Harmony East and West Harmony Program and Harmony Project in a lively and thoughtful discussion about transition points for young musicians. Explore how to plan for, approach, and resource student transitions from a Sistema-inspired program into other youth orchestras, private lesson programs, summer camps/festivals, or into college. For programs that end after elementary or middle school, how do you create partnerships that allow students to sustain a high level of music education? How do you guide students and parents in their choices moving forward? How do you track students and measure their success if you are passing the torch to another organization/institution to support the student you helped to raise? Learn from the two Harmony s experiences, including ongoing challenges and questions that they would like to raise with attendees in the hopes of mining solutions from Symposium attendees. 2:00 pm - Supporting Quality Teaching and [OLAC Meeting Room 60] 3:30pm Effective Professional Development Facilitator: Steven Venz, MAT Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College & Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator, Orange County Office of Education Panelists: Frank Heuser, Head of Music Education, UCLA; Katie Wyatt, Executive Director, El Sistema USA Explore strategies to create environments and structures that support the highest quality teaching to nurture high student engagement and performance. Topics such as peer observation, coaching feedback, and use of video reflection will be discussed alongside formalizing a professional development program for your faculty. Panelists will offer ideas and examples of how to build an annual PD plan, leverage community resources at hand regardless of program size, and decide when and where it is worth spending a few bucks on outside expertise. 3:30 pm - Break 3:40pm 3 [OLAC General]

4 3:40 pm - Window into National Take a Stand Festival [WDCH Choral Hall] 5:00pm Facilitator: Leni Boorstin, Director of Community and Government Affairs, LA Phil Panelists: Mariesther Alvarez, NTASF 2017 violin faculty; David Connor, NTASF 2017 bass faculty; Lauren Rausch, NTASF 2017 violin faculty Are you curious about what students have experienced as participants in the National Take A Stand Festival Orchestra? Come gain insight from key Festival Faculty who have been working with the 101 young musicians from 34 El Sistema-inspired programs. Their observations of the students journeys from local communities to this extraordinary national gathering in LA will provide a window into the world of the young musicians and their learning and growth, and will provoke ideas about how our work can support more opportunities like this in the future. 3:40 pm - What if the Kids Don't Get Better? [OLAC Meeting Room 2/3] 5:00pm Facilitator: Karen Zorn, President, Longy School of Music of Bard College Panelists: Camille Delaney-McNeil, OrchKids Senior Site Manager, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Dr. John Hill, Former Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Elkhart Community Schools & El Sistema Coordinator, Horizon Educational Alliance; Edmund Sprunger, Registered Teacher Trainer, Suzuki Association of the Americas & Psychotherapist A panel of practitioners explore curriculum-based and classroom-focused strategies for increasing impact for students who are struggling musically. The session will consider how improving musical outcomes effects social outcomes in Sistema-inspired programs. 3:40 pm - Conductors: Exploring the Role of [OLAC Meeting Room 4/5] 5:00pm Teacher, Leader, Strategist Facilitator: Bruce Kiesling, Conductor of University of California Santa Cruz University Orchestra Conductor and Opera Panelists: Juan Felipe Molano, YOLA Conductor; Jorge Soto, Boston String Academy and Longy Sistema Side by Side Conductor; Andrea Profili, Washington Heights Inwood Music Project Conductor A panel of conductors will engage participants in an active discussion around the role of the conductor: How can artistic leadership in and out of the classroom help foster successful outcomes in our programs? How does the role change from age level to age level? What are the key components to successful artistic leadership: curriculum planning, repertoire choice, staff development, advocacy, etc.? 3:40 pm - PART 1: Incorporating Singing into [OLAC Meeting Room 8] 5:00pm Orchestral Rehearsals Workshop Leader: Mark Woodward, Artistic Director, BRAVO Youth Orchestras Many music teachers repeat the adage, "if you can sing it, you can play it." And yet, how many of us have found effective ways of getting our students, young and old to sing their orchestra repertoire? Over the course of two sessions, you will 1) review strategies for getting your ensemble singing, 2) learn solfège and rhythm games specifically created for group instruction, 3) receive materials you can take back and quickly incorporate in your first, second, and third-year ensembles. These workshop sessions are designed for teachers and active practitioners in the field. You do not need to bring instrument or other supplies with you. All materials will be provided. Experience the singing techniques used to prep last year s National Take A Stand Regional Festivals. 4

5 5:45 pm Transportation from WDCH to Hollywood Bowl [WDCH] 8:00 pm Hollywood Bowl Concert [Hollywood Bowl] The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by Gustavo Dudamel, perform selections from Wagner s mythic music dramas Tannhauser, Der fliegende Hollander, and Die Meistersinger. Friday, July 21, 2017 Our Lady of Angels Cathedral & Colburn School 8:00am Registration Opens [OLAC - Viewing Foyer] Continental breakfast served only at the Cathedral Center. Food, coffee, and water for purchase at Colburn s Starbucks or Café. 8:30 am - Thread: Creative Music Making [OLAC Meeting Room 2/3] 12:00pm Workshop Leader: Dan Trahey, OrchKids Creator and Artistic Director and Founder of Tuned In Creative Composition Seminar* If you choose this creative composition seminar following the introduction, please plan also to participate in the Friday and Saturday sessions which will culminate in a final demonstration performance. This immersive seminar is designed to help musicians and teachers cultivate techniques for creating new music with students, professionals and communities. You ll learn where to start, how to add new elements into existing repertoire, how to help students compose multi-faceted pieces that may include culturally and socially relevant content, harmony, movement, melody, rhythm, vocals, electronics, and any instrument known to human kind. This approach to music-making helps create stronger links between social justice and music performance and often result in the development of new music that is culturally relevant and gives validity to all cultures musical heritage. The workshop will help develop skills that can be immediately implemented into classrooms, instrumental and choral ensembles, group lessons and most educational settings. with Subject: Strings Thread: Creative Music Making. Please bring your instruments each day. All skill levels and instruments welcome including non-orchestral instruments, voice, poets, dancers, rappers, etc 8:30 am - Thread - Strings: Planting and Tending Bow Arm Skills [OLAC Meeting Room 6/7] 12:00pm Workshop Leader: Edmund Sprunger, Registered Teacher Trainer, Suzuki Association of the Americas & Psychotherapist This session outlines bow arm development, from rubbing rhythms on arms to placing the bow on the string to full bows. *Please bring your instruments with Subject: Strings Thread: Planting and Tending Bow Arm Skills 5

6 9:30am - Studying the Field Learning from Major Research [Colburn School Zipper Hall] 12:00pm and Evaluation Studies in El Sistema-Inspired Programs Facilitator: Dr. Peter Webster, Vice Dean of Division of Scholarly and Professional Studies, Scholar in Residence, University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music Presenters: Dr. John Iverson University of San Diego; Mathew Sachs University of Southern California Brain and Creativity Institute Adapting El Sistema to communities in the U.S. has been a learning experience for musicians, educators, and funders. Understanding the impact of programs that often have a spectrum of music-related and social goals has become more vital as the work of leaders and practitioners in progressive music education and youth development evolves. During this day s presentations of major longitudinal studies, you will learn what we are accomplishing as a field both musically and socially. Explore how we can apply that learning to improving and deepening our program impact, as well as how we use outcomes from this research and evaluation to influence policy, funding, and visibility. Alongside the research, hear from practitioners about practical aspects of this work. Attendees and their experiences in other research and evaluation efforts will help build a more complete picture of what this field is learning and will provoke conversations about the areas to continue to explore and new ones to pioneer in the future. This session focuses on Music Training and Brain Development. Major studies featured: University of Southern California s Brain and Creativity Institute LA Phil s YOLA University of California San Diego San Diego Youth Symphony 12:00pm - Lunch [Colburn School WDCH] 1:00pm Boxed lunches provided at the Colburn School. 1:00 pm - Gustavo Dudamel Interview [WDCH - Main] 1:45pm Gustavo Dudamel, LA Phil Artistic and Music Director; Gail Samuel, LA Phil Acting President and CEO; Musicians from the Simón Bolívar String Quartet: Alejandro Carreño Godoy, violin; Boris Suarez Garcia, violin; Ismel Campos, viola; Aimon Mata Gonzalez, cello We ve come to know Gustavo Dudamel via the documentary Tucar y Luchar, the riveting YouTube video of him conducting the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela at the BBC Proms, interviews on 60 minutes, not to mention his conducting of orchestras on stages across the globe. Now, El Sistema-inspired programs can be found around the planet and we can take a moment to reflect on what has been accomplished and the challenges ahead. What questions do we need to ask ourselves? Gail Samuel will engage Gustavo Dudamel in this exploration that will begin with music performed by SBSOV musicians the Allegro from Shostakovich s String Quartet No.9 Op. 117 and Beethoven s String Quartet Op. 59 No.3 "Razumovsky." 2:00pm - Studying the Field Learning from Major Research [WDCH BP Hall] 5:00pm and Evaluation Studies in El Sistema-Inspired Programs (Continued from morning session) Facilitator: Dr. Peter Webster, Vice Dean of Division of Scholarly and Professional Studies, Scholar in Residence, UCS Thornton School of Music Presenters: Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, Principal Researcher, WolfBrown; Dr. Steven Holochwost, Senior Research Scientist and Associate Principal, WolfBrown; Dr. Judy Bose, Research, Longy School of Music of Bard College; Dr. Alana Conner, Executive Director, 6

7 Stanford SPARQ: Social Psychological Answers to Real-world Questions; Dr. Sarah Lyons- Padilla, Research Scientist, Stanford SPARQ This session focuses on Participation in Music and The Social World. Major studies featured: Wolf Brown/Longy School of Music of Bard College El Sistema-inspired programs in the U.S. SPARQ at Stanford University LA Phil s YOLA Saturday, JULY 22, 2017 Our Lady of Angels Cathedral 8:00am Registration Opens [OLAC - Viewing Foyer] Continental breakfast available. 8:00am - Thread: Creative Music Making [OLAC Meeting Room 6/7] 10:30 am Workshop Leader: Dan Trahey, OrchKids Creator and Artistic Director and Founder of Tuned In Creative Composition Seminar* If you choose this creative composition seminar that follows the introduction, please plan also to participate in the Friday and Saturday sessions which will culminate in a final demonstration performance. This immersive seminar is designed to help musicians and teachers cultivate techniques for creating new music with students, professionals and communities. You ll learn where to start, how to add new elements into existing repertoire, how to help students compose multi-faceted pieces which may include culturally and socially relevant content, harmony, movement, melody, rhythm, vocals, electronics, and any instrument known to human kind. This approach to music-making helps create stronger links between social justice and music performance and often result in the development of new music that is culturally relevant and gives validity to all cultures musical heritage. The workshop will help develop skills which can be immediately implemented in classrooms, instrumental and choral ensembles, group lessons and most educational settings. with Subject: Thread: Creative Music Making Sign Up. Please bring your instruments each day. All skill levels and instruments welcome including non-orchestral instruments, voice, poets, dancers, rappers, etc. 8:30am - Thread - Strings: Fingers and Fingerboards [OLAC Meeting Room 2/3] 9:30am Workshop Leader: Edmund Sprunger Registered Teacher Trainer, Suzuki Association of the Americas & Psychotherapist We ll cover laying a foundation for the basic finger functions, including developing dexterity, the capacity to play in tune, shifting, and vibrato. with Subject: Strings Thread: Fingers and Fingerboards 7

8 8:30am - Plenary/Framing Session: Tipping the Scales [OLAC Ballroom A/C] 9:30am Towards Excellence Dr. Nathaniel Zeisler, Director of Community Engagement and Career Development, Colburn School Sistema inspired programs across the United States continue to create incredible social change through music. Children participating in these programs routinely develop important life skills such as grit, stick-withit-ness, collaboration, and creativity. While some students are inspired to pursue a career in music, the vast majority of students will not. Regardless of career path, the pursuit of musical excellence can fuel their pursuit of excellence in all facets of their lives, which will benefits students as they make important choices about their future. This interactive discussion will explore how we can broaden the definition of college and career success through the lens of musical excellence, ways we can help our students realize the transferrable skills they develop when pursuing this beautiful art so deeply, and how tipping the scales towards musical excellence can help us create the social change through music we all desire. 9:40am National Orchestral Perspective. [OLAC Ballroom A/C] 11:00am Participants: Jesse Rosen, President and CEO, League of American Orchestras; Chris Jenkins, NTASF 2017 Viola Faculty; Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral Studies, the Juilliard School There is an evolving national conversation amongst professional orchestras who understand that they could better serve their communities if the musicians on stage reflected the people who live there. Hear from leaders who are instrumental in leading this change and who want to explore the best ways to create a pathway to professional orchestras for students coming through El Sistema inspired programs. Share your insights on the needs of students and families in your communities and the barriers you perceive for our students interested in pursuing music as a profession. 9:40am Developing Artistry Through Purposeful Movement [OLAC Ballroom B/D] 11:00am Workshop Leader: Dr. Jeremy Dittus, Director of The Dalcroze School of the Rockies and Program, Director of the Dalcroze Academy Dalcroze Education is an experiential way of knowing music through the body. It uses purposeful movement techniques to teach all levels of musicianship skills to any age of student in playful yet challenging ways. Geared towards professional musicians and educators, this session will guide you to discovering the joy and inspiration Dalcroze. Education can offer and why it can be so valuable when coupled with the El Sistema philosophy. Ideal for both experienced and beginner students, Dalcroze Education uses gesture and movement to explore musical concepts. Acquire new approaches for personal practice and performance, the private lesson, and group classroom teaching. This session will include a 45-minute movement experience and a 45-minute application experience. 11:00am - 11:10pm Break [OLAC General] 11:10pm Auditioning as a Skill to Master: NTASF, College and Beyond [OLAC Ballroom B/D] 12:30pm Facilitator: Annie Bosler, NTASF 2017 French Horn Faculty Panelists: Dr. Don Greene, Peak Performance Psychologist, and Jennifer Adrian-Thiroux, Independent Educational Consultant, and retired LAUSD College Counselor The 101 students of the National Take a Stand Festival Orchestra are some of the most driven and accomplished young musicians involved in Sistema-inspired programs in the United States. This session provides NTASF students the opportunity with a framework for successfully using their music skills to benefit 8

9 them when applying to colleges. In addition, symposium participants are invited to attend this session to gain insight from this fishbowl discussion about how students can benefit from thinking with an "auditioning" mindset. 11:10pm Imaginative Models for El Sistema: A Venezuelan [OLAC Meeting Room 2/3] 12:30pm and Global Perspective Presenters: Tricia Tunstall, Author of Changing Lives and Playing For Their Lives/Music Educator/Consultant-Speaker; Eduardo Mendez, Executive Director of El Sistema; Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Musicians Venezuelan practices and Dr. Abreu's insights have informed and inspired progressive music education programs worldwide. Hear from the source leadership from Venezuela about how El Sistema in Venezuela is evolving in new and visionary ways. Learn from Tricia Tunstall s descriptions of imaginative models and promising practices emerging in programs across Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada and the U.S. Some of these involve concrete ways to integrate composition, improvisation and musical story-telling into Sistema curricula; others involve intergenerational learning, indigenous music, multi-lingual choirs, in-home celebrations, and much more. In this session, gain a global perspective and explore ideas that may give an extra creative edge and focus for your work. 11:10pm PART 2: Incorporating Singing into Orchestral Rehearsals [OLAC Meeting Room 4/5] 12:30pm Workshop Leader: Mark Woodward, Artistic Director, Bravo Youth Orchestras Many music teachers repeat the adage, "if you can sing it, you can play it." And yet, how many of us have found effective ways of getting our students, young and old to sing their orchestra repertoire? In this second session, you will 1) review strategies for getting your ensemble singing, 2) learn solfège and rhythm games specifically created for group instruction, 3) receive materials you can take back and quickly incorporate in your first, second, and third-year ensembles. These workshop sessions are designed for teachers and active practitioners in the field. You do not need to bring instrument or other supplies with you. All materials will be provided. Experience the singing techniques used to prep last year s National Take A Stand Regional Festivals. 11:10pm Why Should a Student's Efforts Be [OLAC Meeting Room 8] 12:30pm Directed Toward Quality Results? Alex Liang, NTASF 2017 Clarinet Faculty; Lecolion Washington, NTASF 2017 Bassoon Faculty Should the enjoyment that one receives from music-making be the only goal of music learning? Should we try to turn everyone into a high-quality performer? Who defines quality? In this session, we will explore how a healthy balance between effort and high-quality results can help our students navigate a cultural landscape, support the pursuit of goals they define for themselves and drive us toward the next generation of music performers, concertgoers, and arts philanthropists. We will illuminate the soft-bigotry of low expectations while acknowledging the importance of relevancy and flexibility in education. 12:00 pm - Lunch [OLAC Ballroom A/C] 1:30pm Boxed lunches provided at the Cathedral Center. 9

10 12:30pm El Sistema USA Annual Meeting [OLAC Ballroom A/C] 1:30pm Katie Wyatt, Executive Director, El Sistema USA Grab a boxed lunch and join Katie Wyatt, Executive Director of El Sistema USA to learn how this nationwide alliance of El Sistema-inspired programs can serve you, and to have any questions answered that you might have. (Plus, mark your calendars for ESUSA national conference and student performance opportunity, January 19-20, 2018 at Duke University.) This is your chance to make sure that El Sistema USA is what your program, staff and student s need. Come if you are a member; come if you are thinking about it! 1:30pm Constructing Positive Practices [OLAC Meeting Room 2/3] 3:00pm Presenter: Edmund Sprunger Registered Teacher Trainer, Suzuki Association of the Americas & Psychotherapist This strings workshop is open to all participants. Explore ways to help parents and children develop effective practice strategies and habits, and reflect on how these experiences continue to reverberate beyond practicing music -- enriching and empowering other areas of life. 1:30pm Defining and Demanding Musical Excellence [OLAC Meeting Room 8] 3:00pm Presenter: Stanford Thompson, Executive Director and Founder, Play on Philly; Jessica Zweig, Site Director, Play on Philly What musical goals are we expecting for students in Sistema-inspired programs and how are we designing curriculum, establishing our program culture, and supporting our teachers to reach those goals? Is it the pursuit or achievement of musical excellence that changes the trajectory of our students, families and communities that we serve? After seven years of program adjustments, research, and implementation of 500 students from ages 5-21, Stanford Thompson examined key issues within Play On Philly's programmatic and organizational culture that needed immediate attention. He has challenged some long-held assumptions from his study of El Sistema through the Abreu Fellows Program and work with over 50 US Sistema-inspired programs and is leading his organization and staff in making some radical change. Learn from his case study in progress as Stanford discusses real-time challenges with with his colleague, Jessica Zweig, who is the Site Director of POP's largest and oldest program. Attendees will be asked to test your own assumptions, identify blind spots, and share your own thoughts on defining and demanding musical excellence within your local programs. 1:30pm D.I.Y. Program Evaluation [OLAC Meeting Room 4/5] 3:00pm Presenters: Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, Principal Researcher, WolfBrown; Dr. Steven Holochwost Senior Research Scientist and Associate Principal, WolfBrown; and Dr. Judith Hill Bose Researcher, Longy School of Music of Bard College The Longy-WolfBrown research team will share with you the measures used in the National El Sistema Evaluation Project, answer questions about how to administer them at your own site, and point towards resources that will enable you to implement your own, or supplement your existing, program evaluation. Focused on the areas of musical growth and socio-emotional learning, this workshop session will enable you to build on the learning of your colleagues in the U.S. El Sistema field who have tried and tested these measures. 10

11 1:30pm Summer Music Festival Experience: [OLAC Meeting Room 6] 3:00pm Expanding Opportunities for our Students FACILITATOR: Dr. Nathaniel Zeisler, Director of Community Engagement and Career Development, Colburn School PANELISTS: Hilary Field Respass, Executive Director, Boston University Tanglewood Institute; Kirsten Gamb, Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Interlochen Center for the Arts; Cosima Luther, NTASF 2017 Faculty and Co-Director of Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp Summer Music Festivals have provided vital growth and networking experience for young musicians for generations. How can Festivals and Sistema programs work together to broaden the access to these highly competitive learning opportunities so that they include more young musicians from historically underrepresented communities? What are the assumptions and challenges along the pathway to these golden opportunities? How can organizations and teachers support the students application and audition processes, and the festival experience itself? Festival staff and symposium attendees will learn from one another as we try to crack the partnership, funding, and sustainability nut that leads to more students from El Sistema-inspired programs participating in summer music festivals across the country and the world. 3:10pm Topical Round Robin [OLAC Ballroom A/C] 4:30pm Facilitator: Dalouge Smith, President and CEO, San Diego Youth Symphony Sometimes, the most memorable conversations at conferences take place in the hallways. Since the strength of the Sistema field is within our colleagues, this our chance to come together to explore our agendas and burning issues, stimulated by all that has come before during our shared time. Bring your top priorities to the table with like-minded and even contrary people. We ll hold as many conversations as feasible, and talk about each topic twice, so that you have time to experience more than one. You ll be able to submit your priority questions/subjects for this Round Robin session as the symposium unfolds. 6:30pm National Take a Stand Festival Concert: [WDCH Main Hall] 8:30pm Festival and Symposium Culmination Under the direction of LA Phil Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Principal Conductor Thomas Wilkins, the first orchestra of its kind featuring 101 young musicians from 34 El Sistema-inspired programs across the U.S. will perform a concert featuring works by Coleridge-Taylor, Tchaikovsky, and Bernstein for TAS attendees, friends, families, and supporters. 8:30pm Closing Reception [WDCH - Garden] 9:30pm Join fellow symposium attendees, and National Take a Stand Festival students and faculty in a special reception which provides the opportunity to connect, celebrate, and reflect. Light appetizers and beverages will be provided. 11