The ESA recently received a letter from the President of the Talent Education Research Institute (TERI) expressing his thanks for all the efforts made in raising donations for the TERI victims of the earthquakes and tsunami and detailing how the money has been spent.

The work of Suzuki Violin Teacher Maria Botha De Girardier in Nyanga, Gugulethu and Langa townships in Cape Town, South Africa recently made front page news in the world-renowned magazine 'The Strad'.

At the beginning of October 2011,  sixteen children from The Suzuki Violinists travelled to Beijing as part of an exchange between Norwegian and Chinese children, visiting different Chinese music groups connected to the Red Cap Kindergarten and performing at the Norwegian Embassy and The National Center for the Performing Arts.

San Rafael is a beautiful mountain town between Madrid and Segovia, right in the center of Spain. It was in this town that the First Pedagogical Conference for Suzuki teachers was held 21 to 23 October 2011 organized by the Spanish Suzuki Federation.

'A dream come true' for Suzuki Piano Instructor Sigrun Landro Bekken after many years of waiting for a Piano Teacher Training Course to be held in Norway.

The national Suzuki assocation of Switzerland announced today that the long awaited Teacher Training for Suzuki Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Europe has been organised for August 2012.

Letter from Mitsuko Kawakami, Secretary to the President of the Talent Education Research Institute (TERI), Japan

"The 'Practice from Japan' video sent from the European Suzuki Association was shown on the wide screen at the opening ceremony of Summer School.  All of the participants were deeply impressed and heartily appreciated the warm thoughts sent to the people who were affected by the disaster.
 

by Eevi Hölsä (age 19) Suzuki Voice  student since 1992

It was in April 2011 that a group of 31 Finnish Suzuki Voice students, parents and grandparents started the trip by boat to Poland. The youngest singer was 2 and the eldest 23 years old. Our leader was Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki and our pianist was Marjaana Merikanto - we also had another Suzuki Voice Teacher, Mervi Sipola-Maliniemi, travelling with us. Everyone was very excited about the concert trip to Slupsk in Poland, the town which is twinned with Vantaa, Finland.

A new Musical "Snow-White and Rose-Red" has been composed in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the The Suzuki Voice Program  in 2012.

Kimmo Ruotsala has composed a new musical especially for the Suzuki Voice Program. The musical is an adaptation of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm's story "Snow-White and Rose-Red", a subject which has not been composed before.

Dear The European Suzuki Association,

I would like to express my sincere appreciation for all your efforts in raising such a large donation for TERI.  We deeply appreciate your warm thoughts and your desire to help the earthquake and tsunami victims.....