{"id":213,"date":"2022-09-12T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T13:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5658.temp.domains\/~vrrqklmy\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2024-03-01T11:59:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T17:59:46","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Historia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"213\" class=\"elementor elementor-213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-340b1ac2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340b1ac2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc5e60\" data-id=\"5dc5e60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4aff99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4aff99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b34a906 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6b34a906\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f52e7e5\" data-id=\"7f52e7e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5287f9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d5287f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nuestra historia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c65552 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c65552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Desde sus humildes comienzos hasta convertirse en la principal escuela de m\u00fasica comunitaria de Chicago para todas las edades.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a2c981 elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a2c981\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da69167\" data-id=\"da69167\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb5929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deb5929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nuestros Fundadores<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e5cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e5cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El m\u00e9rito se basa en la creencia de que <em>talento<\/em> se distribuye por igual en todos los barrios y en todas las calles, pero el <em>oportunidad<\/em> el desarrollo de esos talentos se proporciona con demasiada frecuencia solo a unos pocos privilegiados.<\/p>\n<p>En 1979, dos mujeres pioneras buscaron combatir esa inequidad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa3ab1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9aa3ab1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f3cf0\" data-id=\"42f3cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28256c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28256c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Alice-Pfaelzer-headshot-150x150-1.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-715\" alt=\"Alice Pfaelzer\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e55c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e55c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134841d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"134841d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-Fundador; Director ejecutivo&nbsp;<\/p><p>(1979-1992)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ecb03\" data-id=\"51ecb03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c65c1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c65c1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Levant\u00e1ndose para satisfacer la necesidad de educaci\u00f3n musical de Chicago<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45462f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45462f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cuando la programaci\u00f3n de las artes en las Escuelas P\u00fablicas de Chicago estuvo bajo amenaza en la d\u00e9cada de 1970, Alice Pfaelzer y Emma Endres-Kountz respondieron fundando el Programa de M\u00fasica MERIT.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>El programa inaugural lleg\u00f3 a una cohorte de 150 estudiantes y proporcion\u00f3 instrucci\u00f3n de fin de semana del m\u00e1s alto calibre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s de cuarenta a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, la visi\u00f3n de Alice y Emma se ha convertido en la escuela de m\u00fasica comunitaria de Chicago, brindando acceso equitativo a una instrucci\u00f3n excelente para decenas de miles de j\u00f3venes talentosos, ofreci\u00e9ndoles la oportunidad de ser transformados permanentemente por la m\u00fasica.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14aa214c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"14aa214c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f5565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"66f5565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/quv-LtXCgE8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aab877 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aab877\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21624b2f\" data-id=\"21624b2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9c06b7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c9c06b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M\u00e9rito a trav\u00e9s de los a\u00f1os<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-799702e0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"799702e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-197865ca\" data-id=\"197865ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72fa93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d72fa93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/79-circle-250x250-1.png?fit=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-761\" alt=\"Merit School of Music founders Alice Pfaelzer and Emma Endres-Kountz performing a piano duet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/79-circle-250x250-1.png?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/79-circle-250x250-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a064b67\" data-id=\"3a064b67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad65975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad65975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">El m\u00e9rito comienza como una escuela<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b8b9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14b8b9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit es fundada por Alice Pfaelzer y Emma Endres-Kountz para brindar educaci\u00f3n musical a trav\u00e9s de una <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/conservatory\/\">conservatorio gratuito<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fbabfbf elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1fbabfbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae88e15\" data-id=\"6ae88e15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5567d08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5567d08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">En movimiento<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6e5f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6e5f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit se muda de la Universidad Roosevelt al Edificio de Bellas Artes y agrega <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/private-lessons\/\">instrucci\u00f3n de lecci\u00f3n privada<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e98acae\" data-id=\"e98acae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbe7e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fbe7e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/81-circle-250x250-1.png?fit=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-762\" alt=\"Merit students from the 1980s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/81-circle-250x250-1.png?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/81-circle-250x250-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bc9588 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4bc9588\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2dcacd\" data-id=\"e2dcacd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db84c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db84c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/84-circle-250x250-1.png?fit=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-763\" alt=\"Merit students in an ensemble rehearsal in the 1980s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/84-circle-250x250-1.png?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/84-circle-250x250-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6263beb\" data-id=\"6263beb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0913516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0913516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M\u00fasica de m\u00e9rito en las escuelas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5016e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e5016e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit inicia programas en la escuela, ahora llamados <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/merit-music-communities\/\"><em>M\u00fasica de m\u00e9rito en las comunidades<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f51d209 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f51d209\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8035211\" data-id=\"8035211\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedfeb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dedfeb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ampliando nuestro alcance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209968f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209968f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit se expande a Dearborn Station para involucrar a m\u00e1s estudiantes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47ae41\" data-id=\"d47ae41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce63df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce63df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/87-circle-250x250-1.png?fit=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-764\" alt=\"Merit expands to Dearborn Station\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/87-circle-250x250-1.png?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/87-circle-250x250-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-095642d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"095642d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f016886\" data-id=\"f016886\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a0e07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/05-circle-250x250-1.png?fit=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-765\" alt=\"Celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony when Merit moved to the Joy Faith Knapp Music center in 2005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/05-circle-250x250-1.png?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/05-circle-250x250-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adda2fd\" data-id=\"adda2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb03d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bb03d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">En movimiento otra vez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d38ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d38ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit se muda a su propia casa, el Joy Faith Knapp Music Center en West Loop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43160ec elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"43160ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8e9190\" data-id=\"e8e9190\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0076ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0076ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contin\u00faa creciendo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d837c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d837c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Financiado por la Fundaci\u00f3n Jack Kent Cooke, Merit crea su primer programa intensivo diario fuera del sitio en Carson Elementary en Gage Park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9df1d1\" data-id=\"c9df1d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a5665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3a5665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-circle-250x250-1.png?fit=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-766\" alt=\"Instructor with students at Carson Elementary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-circle-250x250-1.png?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12-circle-250x250-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc8bd4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1bc8bd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afbc7d8\" data-id=\"afbc7d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8f58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db8f58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/history-2018.jpg?fit=672%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36793\" alt=\"A group photo of CMPI students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/history-2018.jpg?w=672&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/history-2018.jpg?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/history-2018.jpg?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4bf8b1\" data-id=\"e4bf8b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c6e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43c6e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caminos musicales de Chicago<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae23d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae23d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit se asocia con m\u00e1s de otras 20 organizaciones del \u00e1rea de Chicago para lanzar el <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/chicago-musical-pathways\/\">Iniciativa de caminos musicales de Chicago<\/a><\/strong>, un programa de $3.5 millones dise\u00f1ado para apoyar a estudiantes de entornos subrepresentados que siguen carreras en m\u00fasica 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