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Speakers at the Canadian Symposium II on El Sistema at McGill University (November 2011) stressed the need for a strategic response to the many social challenges facing children in distinct, marginalized or underserved communities in Quebec.
In response to Symposium II recommendations, École FACE School’s music educator Theodora Stathopoulos spearheaded the three-year, Sistema-inspired pilot project Viva!Sistema. The Viva!Sistema music program operated as an after school initiative directed and controlled by the FACE School Foundation and administered/implemented by the Quebec Music Educators Association (Evaluation Report 2012-2015/ Risk, Lorenzino, Stathopoulos). In May 2015 the Viva!Sistema program completed its original three-year mandate.
Archived Videos and Photos
| March 28, 2015 | “Unidos por la música” a fundraising concert at St. Charles Church | Video | |
| March 27, 2015 | “Unidos por la música” a fundraising concert at Kateri School | ||
| December 16, 2014 | Holiday concert at Kahnawake Education Center | Video | |
| December 08, 2014 | Holiday concert at St. Gabriel’s Church | Video | |
| October 1, 2014 | St. Gabriel School performs for International Music Day | Video | |
| June 17, 2014 | End of Year Concert at St. Gabriel School | Video | |
| June 14, 2014 | End of Year Concert at Giant Steps School | ||
| June 14, 2014 | End of Year Concert at Kahnawake Education Center | Video | |
| March 20, 2014 | Fiddlin’ Fiesta | Video | Photos |
Video credits: Robin Michetti
Photography credits: Maria Korab-Laskowska, Lynn Wilson
Archived Press Releases
| March 2016 | Concert to support extra-curricular El Sistema outreach music programs |
| October 2015 | ESQ launches new program at Kahnawake Survival School! |
| September 2015 | Inaugural Message from the Director |
