On the website, in the Publications section, you can also read and download the Report on the ethnographic study, Dream Orchestra, carried out by social scientists from the research project “YouSound – Music education as an inclusive tool for refugees under the age of age in Europe” (2022-2023).
Written by the sociologist Alix Didier Sarrouy, it focuses, in its first part, on the data collected through observation and interviews of students and teachers from the different DO programs, including their psychological concerns and their experiences as migrants and refugees.
“DO lights an internal fire and keeps it lit in the bodies and minds of students. DO is a concrete example of an official organisation in which teachers and leaders are accessible and helpful, fostering empathy between human beings. Students expressed the importance of having a voice and good leadership. They relate to examples of positive guidance from their teachers. The helpful and supportive attitude from people in a position of power was often a surprise to them and helped them to feel empowered”, is collected in part of the pages of Dream Orchestra - Report.
Alix Didier Sarrouy also covers the Swedish migratory context. Working for the integration of DO students in Sweden is essential. A clear example is: in some parts of Gothenburg, more than 100 nationalities coexist and more than 104 languages are spoken.
Didier Sarrouy writes: “DO is much more than a space for the inclusion of migrants and refugees. It is open and welcoming to all human beings, including, for example, foreigners from all corners of the globe, the LGBTQIA+ community, and students with ADHD, autism or Asperger’s. Several students describe DO as a ‘safe space’.”
You can access and download Dream Orchestra - Report and learn more about the analysis.
For more information you can write to info@dreamorchestra.se or follow the orchestra through @dreamorchestra.se on Instagram and Facebook.
