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Play On Philly! and El Sistema in Philadelphia

Posted by Elizabeth Devereux

There are exciting seeds of change being planted in West Philadelphia at Play On, Philly!, an after-school music program at the St. Francis de Sales School. Last week, Play On, Philly!’s Executive Director Stanford Thompson was a guest on WHYY’s Radio Times, along with author Tricia Tunstall and documentarian Jamie Bernstein.

CLICK HERE to listen to the radio broadcast.

[FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a Teaching Artist with Play On, Philly!  I feel very lucky to be part of such a dynamic program and am so proud of the hard work and dedication that the students show day after day.]