Nurturing creativity, curiosity, virtuosity

Through the thriving YOLA initiative and numerous other education and community programs, the LA Phil displays its commitment to the future of music and the very well-being of our city. We support the next generation of artists through our mentorship and community and school-based orchestras and high-school aged composers. We ignite the first spark of interest in symphonic music when school buses take over Grand Avenue and more than 10,000 children stream into Walt Disney Concert Hall. As a result, our community is becoming vibrant in the arts. Together we listen, we learn, and we make music. As Music Director Gustavo Dudamel has said, "The orchestra is a perfect metaphor for community."

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1,500 Los Angeles Students Perform for YOLA Neighborhood Project (YNP) Day

April 23, 2013

On a sunny spring evening, nearly 1,500 children from South LA and Rampart District—clad in brightly colored YOLA shirts— gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to celebrate music and family as performers in the YOLA Neighborhood Project Day concert. After an introduction by LAUSD Superintendant John Deasy, K-2 students from YOLA Neighborhood Project schools and young musicians from YOLA sites shared musical performances of all kinds with the thousands of parents, family and friends there to support the young performers. The concert’s big finale—a performance of Sibelius’s “Finlandia”—involved all of the student musicians together in a performance that filled the cathedral with music. For more information on the YOLA Neighborhood Project, visit http://www.laphil.com/education/yola/neighborhood-project

Upcoming Events

Summer Sounds

Weekdays, July 8 - August 16

Summer Sounds is a fun-filled, six-week series of music performances and art workshops for kids and their families. Join our two characters - exuberant Emily and her neighbor, grumpy Mr. Kay - as they lead kids on a journey to discover music, dance and art from dynamic cultures across the globe. Located in the intimate setting of the Hollywood Bowl Museum patio, the series features 3 different programs, each highlighting a distinct music tradition, performed twice each weekday. Perfect for kids 3-9! Tickets go on sale May 11th at 10AM! HollywoodBowl.com/SummerSounds