Team development in youth orchestras — Any musician who has ever played in an ensemble has experienced both the joys and worries of sharing a stage with others. Our own music making, combined with others playing at the same time, can lead to something wonderful. …

Why working with youth orchestras gives me hope — More than 100 young musicians, between 14 and 19 years old, played in the Orquestra Aproarte, which I conducted in fall 2021. Enthusiasm, concentration, excitement everywhere. It was one of my most impressive concert experiences. In the current times at which all activity and thought gets overshadowed by a virus…