The Ensemble: Making Music to Make Healthy Minds

By Dalouge Smith, CEO, The Lewis Prize for Music; Board Member, El Sistema USA

It’s June. In the Northern Hemisphere, summer is arriving and the school year is ending. In the Southern Hemisphere, young people are in the midst of their first semester. Either way, this should be a time of optimism and excitement for young people. It should be a time for creating unique memories and friendships, or for robust learning experiences—a time of individual and social affirmation.