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Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt (The American School of Lima) and its community are very excited to host the South American Activities Conference (SAAC) Fine Arts Music Festival and welcome the following schools to the 2026 November season of this great artistic experience for our SAAC students, which will take place in Lima.
Asociación Escuelas Lincoln, Buenos Aires – Argentina
Fundación Colegio Americano, Quito - Ecuador
Graded School, São Paulo – Brazil
International School of Curitiba, Curitiba – Brazil
Nido de Aguilas, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Uruguayan American School, Montevideo - Uruguay
Theme: “Change and Renewal"
Theme: “Change and Renewal"
The SAAC Music Festival will be unified under the compelling theme, Change and Renewal. This festival theme celebrates music as a living, evolving art form—one that reflects transformation in both the world around us and within ourselves. Across the program, each ensemble brings a unique voice to this idea, exploring how music can mark transitions, reimagine our world and its traditions, and inspire new beginnings.
In addition, this year marks an exciting new chapter for the festival with the introduction of a Pre-Festival Composition Competition. Students are invited to submit original works for acoustic instrumentation, including string quartet, brass quintet, or SATB vocal ensembles. This initiative celebrates the creative voices of young composers and reflects the festival’s commitment to fostering innovation and new musical beginnings. The winning work will be performed at the festival concert live with professional musicians!
Disciplines
Disciplines
Our music conference will give students the ability to collaborate with their peers from other schools; united in their disciplines to explore and present their learning a variety of ways. The power of international collaborations like the SAAC Fine Arts Festival is for students to learn from teachers in the region and also from other students. The following are the different disciplines that students will explore and engage in throughout the 3 days of learning, culminating in our final performances and closing ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
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Music - Band
Music - Band
The concert band explores change through energy and motion, bringing to life music that pushes boundaries and redefines tradition. With bold sounds and vibrant rhythms, they embody the excitement and momentum that accompany new directions.
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Music - Choir
Music - Choir
The choir, utilizing text and harmony, expresses renewal and captures narratives of change, growth, and development of collective identity. Their repertoire will highlight the human experience of change—moments of reflection, hope, and rebirth expressed through the power of the sung word.
Music - String Orchestra
Music - String Orchestra
The orchestra embraces transformation through rich textures, dynamic contrasts, and new techniques, showcasing how themes can evolve and re-emerge in new forms. From subtle shifts in color to sweeping musical developments, their performance can reflect the continuous process of reinvention.
Participating Schools
Participating Schools
Students Participants
Choir
Nate Zayets
Maxine Cuyler
Morela Ferencz
Strings
Ignacio Ron
Students Participants
Choir
Violet Trajtenberg
Maria Lucia Zarlenga de Pina Dias Pedro
Frederico Palhano
Qianya Huang
Strings
Aika Yamano
Theo Paganini Kos
Luca Lepski
Band
Pedro Tannuri
Raphael Al Makul
Gustavo Ferreira
Students Participants
Choir
Pietra Say
Maria Luisa Souza
Manuela Antunes
Clara Hepp
Evalyn Burcar
Band
Ryotaro Suzuki
Students Participants
Choir
Ernestina Martinez Burkett
Strings
Hanxi Cai
William Arthur Sutton
Students Participants
Choir
Eden Lally
Melene Keith
Mia Inoue
Tera Baker
Martina Sabater
Renata Saez
Elise Merks
Daniel Liu
Strings
Jaewan Ye
Band
Chloe Buono
Rocio Guridi
Neven Bowers
Boyeon Jeon
Rancasy Hu Guan
Emilio Montes
Ryouya Asaki
Sophia Eager
Ryo Hayashi
Martin Carboni
Eric Liu Yang
Emilia Guerrero Fuentes
Students Participants
Choir
Luna Lamela
Sabrina Rutiaga
Valentina Lobo
Ofelia Meini
Wendy Zhang
Nikki Shirley
Sienna Sansour
Camilla Cohen
Aadi Nappanveetil
Santiago Ensley
Woojin Oh
Richard Tain Kim
Leandro Guo
Estefano Freundt
Strings
Elías Cisneros
Keyrah García
Sally Chy
Gianelle Winer
Seunga Lee
Dylan Chu
Youngho Soh
Bastian Boggio
Qian Kang
Band
Micaela Rengifo
Emilia Rodríguez
Megan Maya
Talia Dagan
Gabriel Mora
Lorenzo Vega
Santiago Smith
David Yoshiyama
Stefano Choza
Jaime Gómez Escobar
Yuqi Jin
Agustina Fernández
Students Participants
Choir
Cristina Zurita Ubidia Alegría
Julia Vela Alarcón
Mikaela Silva Cordova
Ana Julia Mandakovic Egas
Sofia Freire Avila
Irene Maria Espinosa Vintimilla
Romina Beltran Guerra
Strings
Alejandro Mosquera Clavijo Francel
David Alejandro Camacho Cifuentes
Ana Camila Carrillo Palacio
Julian Granja Pastrana
Esperanza Liang Xu
Julieta Maria Mora Moncayo
Rafaella Vizcaino Paredes
Band
Isaac Alexander Baca Galarza
Alfredo David Cadena Calderón
Elías Quiroz Larrea
Hernán Villacís Macías Lizander
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