About
Worlds of Music brings the magic of music and arts to life.
Since 1986, Guy Louis Sferlazza’s passion for using music from around the world to share self-care with kids and families is at the heart of our work, yet his love of music and instruments has deeper roots.
Detroit 1955
Crossroads of Eight Mile and Grand River. Grandma ran the shoe store with an iron fist. Grandpa reluctantly in the back with his hollow-body six-string guitar, fixing shoes.
She thought his broken-english would scare away customers. My young dad Guy Louis Sferlazza II, worked there selling shoes.
Detroit 1969
Dusty old shoe store ends up in Grandma’s dusty old attic.
One day, we uncovered a large strange box and brought it to grandma. “Oh that is your Grandfather’s guitar. You should take it home.”
The beginning of the love of the smell of all things music.
Watch & Hear Guy’s tribute song to Grandpa Sam, “Generations” here:
Pennsylvania 1980
“You can do Music. Start Now and Trust.”
Drop everything, including college. Start an original band, solos, duos, trios, big bands, kirtans, string bands… the shifting sands of professional music… making a living?
Michigan 1986
Musical shows for young people in schools. Worlds of Music’s original incarnation as The Chautauqua Express, the little show that could.
Hand-drawn original and 1986 logos…
Summers fill with family and community concerts all around the state.
Education 1990
Schools want curriculum-enhancing themes…
American Music Tour – show #1
Black History in American Music – show #2
World Music Tour – show #3… uh oh, we need a sitar…
Great Lake Region 2015
12 different school assembly themes, awesome world instruments, year-round tours.
Mindfulness research embraced in public education system.
If you can only teach a child one thing, teach them mindful well-being skills!
A man on a mission gets a new mission.
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Earth 2020
Covid completely stops the Worlds of Music live performance engine.
Park the driving machine next to age-old tree…
The show must go on… did anyone mention puppets on zoom?
Launch 2025
Continuing the chautauqua tradition with traveling and online shows that blend classical learning with expressive renaissance arts.
A Culture of Kindness Campaign… Activate UR Heart…
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