The MMG Orchestra Residence Program provides multicultural music performances and the opportunity to develop new symphonic music with a multicultural focus as a medium to promote cultural awareness and global understanding. The MMG Orchestra works in collaboration with folk musicians on projects that develop the skills, understanding and aesthetic perception of the multi-ethnic communities in urban settings with the use of symphonic music with a multicultural perspective. This aspect provides the opportunity to expose the audiences to the rudiments and history of one or more musical genres from a particular region of the world, in addition to prepare music presentations with community artists and the MMG Orchestra.