11th Annual Music Unites the World Festival
On May 13, 2021, Education Through Music-Los Angeles premiered its 11th Annual Music Unites the World Festival live on Facebook and YouTube, with encore showings on May 15 & 23. This family-friendly virtual event united communities from across Los Angeles and beyond through music and the exploration of diverse artists and cultures.
Hosted by Emmy-Winning Music Director Rickey Minor (American Idol, Stevie Wonder)
ETM-LA Band Students perform Machu Picchu
ETM-LA Band Students perform Machu Picchu
Composer Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Fortnite)
ETM-LA Board Chair Booker White (Supervisor of Music Preparation, Head of Music Library - Disney)
Artist/Composer Siddhartha Khosla (This is Us, Goldspot) leads a Call & Response song
Emmy, Tony, & Grammy Award-Winning Actress/Singer/Songwriter Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, The Color Purple)
ETM-LA Strings Students perform French Folk Song
ETM-LA Strings Students perform French Folk Song
MUWF Essay Winner Naomi
MUWF Essay Winner Ajay
MUWF Essay Winner Reese
ETM-LA Music Educator Kimberly Cox Johnson
Kimberly Cox Johnson demonstrates Black American Sign Language (BASL)
INCA Peruvian Ensemble (The Music Center)
INCA Peruvian Ensemble (The Music Center)
INCA Peruvian Ensemble (The Music Center)
ETM-LA Choir Students perform Thula Klizeo
Afro-Cuban percussion activity led by Kevin Ricard (Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Bette Midler)
MUWF Songwriting Contest Winner, Composer William Malpede
ETM-LA Choir Rehearsal for The Lamps are Different by William Malpede
ETM-LA Choir Students perform The Lamps are Different
ETM-LA Choir Students perform The Lamps are Different
ETM-LA Executive Director Victoria Lanier
