Fox Valley El Sistema

10/11/2026

FVES brings an "instrument petting zoo" to Mercy Medical Center's "Trunk or Treat"! Oct 2, 4:30p - 6:30p

Bring the family, wear a costume, collect your treats - and let your elementary and middle school kids have a "hands-on" instrument experience! Our "petting zoos" offers kids the opportunity to handle a variety of instruments - trumpet, violin, trombone, guitar, drum, etc. - and see what it takes to make music with it. Teachers will be on hand to help the kids get the most from their experience and answer kids' questions. Parents can chat with the instructors and learn about lessons, schedules and more.

Come and make some music with Fox Valley El Sistema at the Trunk or Treat Instrument Petting Zoo! It's a great way to pique your child's interest in music.

08/27/2026

07/30/2026

Registration for Fall ‘26 term or the full ‘26-27 season is now open! Come learn a new instrument with us. https://foxvalleyelsistema.org/

07/06/2026

To all our FVES families and friends, hoping you had a great 4th!

05/04/2026

Fox Valley El Sistema's Nucleo site offers youth (and their parents) affordable Summer classes beginning on May 29! Beginners and novice courses offered in ukulele, guitar, woodwinds, brass, percussion and guitar! Experienced instructors teach in group class settings. $20 per term per class! Instrument is provided!
Weekend classes only: Fridays 3:30-6:30pm and Saturdays 1:00-4:00pm.

See website view the class schedules, to register, and for information on recommended ages for youth to begin music lessons. https://foxvalleyelsistema.org/index_files/Registration.htm

Nucleo site: the Parish Center at St Peter's Catholic Church, 925 Sard Avenue in Aurora.

04/26/2026

We had two great instrument petting zoos this weekend. Thank you to Aurora Public Library and St. Rita of Cascia spring market for having us.

The winner from our raffle for a free summer term of lessons is Scarlett K. We are excited to have you join us!

04/21/2026

Calling all young musicians - and your parents! Fox Valley El Sistema has TWO Instrument Petting Zoos coming up this weekend! Come and try out some musical instruments and see how YOU could make REAL MUSIC!

Saturday, April 25th, 10-12 at the Aurora Public Library District's Santori Library, downtown (corner of River St. & Benton)

AND--
Sunday, April 26th 10-4 at St. Rita of Cascia Spring Market. We are raffling off free lessons for our summer term at this event! They will have lots of vendors here, food, and crafts at the Market as well!

04/11/2026

You're officially invited to our Spring Concerts! Bring the family and see how young people (and some of their parents!) enjoy learning to play music and performing it for you!
Christine Moore, FVES Program Director

04/10/2026

Wow -- Fox Valley El Sistema's Nucleo classes present two spring concerts! Strings classes perform on Friday, April 17th, at 5:00pm. Woodwinds, brass and percussion classes perform Saturday, April 18th, at 2:00 pm. Both performances will be at the FVES Nucleo site, St Peter's School, 915 Sard Avenue, Aurora.

A fun fact about the Nucleo classes -- any parents who enrolls his / her child as a students in a Nucleo class may enroll, too! The parent studies right along with his child - in the same class!! See the Summer Class Schedule and register at
https://foxvalleyelsistema.org/index_files/Schedule.htm

Or contact FVES Christine Moore at 630-891-2527

C'mon and join the Fox Valley El Sistema Nucleo Class fun! Your instrument is waiting and ready to play!