Archipelago Receives Funding from the State of Michigan!

In an early Christmas present, the Archipelago Project has been awarded grant monies from the MCACA and NorthSky NonProfit Network supporting our Summer Music Camp!

Project Music

We are proud to support el Sistema inspired Project Music as they get their feet off the ground. Click "Read More" to learn more about this program led by our very own Garrett Mendez.

What We Do

The Archipelago Project is a non-profit music education ensemble dedicated to advocating musical arts through performance, residency, and consultation. Archipelago’s mission is to educate and inspire audiences from diverse ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic populations. Like to learn more about who we are, what we do and why we do it? Click 'Read More' to find out everything you would ever want to know.

Archipelago Traverse City!

Archipelago is returning to Traverse City July 23 - August 1 for our 11th Annual Summer Music Camp! This year, each student will participate in at least two ensembles, compose music and perform at great locations in and around Traverse City.

Archipelago Given Nod by MCACA and NorthSky

archipelagomusic •December 27, 2014The News

In a happy turn of events the MCACA and NorthSky NonProfit Network have awarded us grant monies for our 11th Summer Music Camp and Performance Series in Traverse City! This was great news. During the 2014/15 granting cycle districts in Michigan were consolidated and award pools were proportionally shrunk to…

Archipelago’s Garrett Mendez Leads El-Sistema Project in Connecticut

archipelagomusic •November 21, 2014The News

Archipelago is proud to help support Garrett Mendez and his new endeavor, Project Music, an El Sistema inspired after-school program in Stamford, Connecticut. Project Music’s mission is to promote growth and development of Stamford’s youth by using music as a vehicle to provide mentoring, encouragement and vision for a promising…