{"id":2367,"date":"2025-07-22T13:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etmonline.org\/los-angeles\/?page_id=2367"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:19:43","slug":"music-unites-the-world-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etmonline.org\/los-angeles\/music-unites-the-world-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Unites the World Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ETM-LA’s Annual Music Festival brings students together with the unifying power of music.<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What is MUWF?<\/h2>
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The Music Unites the World Festival is an annual jamboree that brings hundreds of music students, educators, and parents from across Los Angeles together for two days of multicultural music-making and community-building.<\/span><\/h4>

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Day 1<\/span><\/h2>

\u27a3 Instrumental Ensembles across Partner Schools<\/span><\/a> with renowned instrumental coaches<\/h4>

\u27a3 Final concert including performances by
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\u27a3 Keynote speech from celebrity coach<\/h4>

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\u27a3 Choir and Orff Ensemble Workshops<\/h4>

\u27a3 Final concert featuring multicultural songs and MUWF Songwriting Contest winning piece<\/h4>

\u27a3 Keynote speech and song from celebrity coach<\/h4>

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Songwriting Contest<\/h2>
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The purpose of this contest is to produce an inspiring, high-quality, original song that speaks to the theme of\u00a0music\u2019s ability to unite the world<\/i>. The winning piece will be premiered by choir students at MUWF.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Don Brinegar<\/h4>
Director of Choruses (Pasadena Symphony and Pops), Professor Emeritus (Pasadena City College)<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Baraka May<\/h4>
Session Singer, Vocal Contractor, Director (Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, \"Solo: A Star Wars Story,\" \"Encanto\")<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Rickey Minor<\/h4>
Emmy Award-Winning Music Director, Composer, and Producer (\"American Idol,\" Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson)<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Zanaida Robles<\/h4>
Performing Arts Instructor (Harvard-Westlake School), Vocalist (\"Glee,\" \"Tinker Bell: The Pirate Fairy,\" \"Minions,\" \"Creed,\" \"The Lego Movie,\" \"Despicable Me 3\")<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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