About
Vision Musicambia uses the power of music to build supportive communities where incarcerated individuals can build human connections, engage in learning and rebuild their lives. Through performance and creation, participants develop self-confidence, positive self-image, and communication skills. By sharing their skills, musicians grow as teachers and citizens committed to humanizing our justice system.
MissionMusicambia brings music learning and ensemble performance to prisons throughout the United States. Through working closely with incarcerated individuals on performance, music theory, ear training and composition, our professional musicians build artistic communities that nurture the humanity of all involved.
El SistemaMusicambia is inspired by El Sistema. El Sistema promotes music ensembles as a perfect model of a functional society. ‘The System’ teaches the values of working independently and cooperatively through intensive music study and performances.
Partnerships
Musicambia is based in the New York metropolitan area. Our goal is to expand Musicambia's partnerships with correctional facilities across the United States. We have worked independently and in partnership with other organizations around the world, including the following institutions:
HM Prison Barlinnie
Glasgow, Scotland
Polmont Young Offenders Institution
Polmont, Scotland
Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Ossining, New York
Putnamville Correctional Facility
Putnam County, Indiana
DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana
Internado Judicial Barinas
Barinas, Venezuela
HM Prison Shotts
Shotts, Scotland
Rikers Island Correctional Facility
Queens, New York
Allendale Correctional Facility
Allendale, South Carolina
Instituto Nacional de Orientación Femenina
Los Teques, Venezuela
Centro Penitenciario de Carabobo
Tocuyito, Venezuela