YOLA changes lives – one child, one family, one community at a time.
Through Gustavo Dudamel's Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) program – inspired by Venezuela's revolutionary El Sistema – the LA Phil and its community partners provide free instruments, intensive music training, and academic support to students from underserved neighborhoods, enabling every child to contribute using their full potential.
Latest News
Inaugural Take a Stand Symposium draws over 300 music education advocates to Los Angeles
January 30 – February 1
On January 30 – February 1, the LA Phil, the Longy School of Music, and Bard College hosted the Take a Stand 2012 Symposium. The inaugural conference – which focused on driving the collective thinking of the El Sistema movement forward – drew over 300 attendees from 27 states and 13 countries. The audience convened in Downtown L.A. for three jam-packed days of interactive workshops, global networking opportunities, and inspiring speakers, including a keynote address by Maestro José Antonio Abreu. Click here to watch videos, view photos, and read notes from the event.
Upcoming Events
Youth Orchestra Festival Day
May 5 at 12:30pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm
Join us for the LA Phil's annual Youth Orchestra Festival Day at Walt Disney Concert Hall! Featured performances include YOLA, the Glendale Youth Orchestra, and the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra. Tickets are FREE and available on a first-come, first-served basis at a check-in table on Grand Avenue (in front of Walt Disney Concert Hall) one hour prior to each performance. For more information, call 213.972.3454 or click here.
Free LA Phil Neighborhood Concert featuring YOLA at HOLA
Monday, May 14, 2012 at 8pm
Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform alongside woodwind students of YOLA at HOLA in a free neighborhood concert at St. Thomas the Apostle Church on Monday, May 14 at 8pm. The program will feature the music of Brahms, Holst and Piazzolla. For more information, call 323.737.3325 click here.
PROGRAMS
"I have grown in YOLA – learning to be a better leader, role model, and musician. Music is in every subject. Being here, I know that I won't get left behind." Alison — age 10
