In Praise of Youth Orchestra(s)

The Infamous YOLA - Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles at the LAPhil
http://www.laphil.com/education/yola.cfm

YOLA changes lives - one child, one family, one community at a time.

Gustavo Dudamel's YOLA teaches children to be a better musician, a better leader, and a better person.  Many went from hopeless life circumstances to a life full of promises!

Next Event of YOLA:  April 21, 2012 at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

Join us for the second annual YOLA Neighborhood Project (YNP) Day, where over 1,500 students from YOLA and YOLA Neighborhood Project schools in South L.A. and the Rampart District will come together to perform Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy.” Led by YOLA conductor Bruce Kiesling, the day will celebrate the power of music that unites our communities.

A Little Closer to Home...

The Glendale Youth Orchestra

http://www.glendaleyouthorchestra.com/index.html

Celebrating 20 years, the mission of the Glendale Youth Orchestra is to provide qualified young musicians an environment in which to explore, comprehend, appreciate and develop a lasting interest in music in a quality setting.

Next Event for GYO:  Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA

$10 General Admission

At Home...In Santa Clarita Valley...

The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra

http://scvyo.org/2011-2012-calendar/

The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra (SCVYO) Foundation is a non-profit organization which supports three instrumental performing groups at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California: the Prelude Strings, Intermediate Orchestra, and the Symphony of the Canyons.   The foundation seeks to provide an instrumental education program for students eight years old and above.  SCVYO is one of the few orchestral music programs available in the Los Angeles area that allows students to study and perform masterpieces from all periods of the orchestral and chamber music repertoire.

We envision the SCVYO as a gathering of talented youth who, through exposure to expert instruction, musical knowledge, and ethnic diversity acquire a love of beauty, learn to pursue excellence, demonstrate personal growth as musicians, and enrich the cultural life of our community.

Next Event for SCVYO:  Thursday March 15, 2012 at 7:00 pm at COC's Performance Art Center

Something Old, Something New, and a Little Bit of The Blues at PAC Main Stage Thu., March 15, 2012 at 7:00 pm $10/$5 Symphony of the Canyons, the college’s top student orchestra, performs a concert full of comforting classics, newer works and bluesy offerings including Strauss’ 'Blue Danube' waltz.

Tickets at http://www.canyons.edu/Offices/PIO/CanyonsPAC/tix-symphony3.html