Shaping Tomorrow’s Voices Today: Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) Invests in Music Education as a Powerful Change Agent

By Thomas May | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine “This was the program that allowed me to find my voice and my love of music,” says... Read More...

Composer Juan Pablo Contreras Talks New Work ‘MeChicano’ for New Music USA’s ‘Amplifying Voices’ Series

By Greg Cahill MeChicano, a work by Mexican-American composer Juan Pablo Contreras, is one of nine new orchestral works from Black, Hispanic, and Asian comp... Read More...

Building Tomorrow’s Orchestras: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Continues Its Investment in Diversity

By Laurence Vittes When the Los Angeles Philharmonic returned to work on September 21, it was joined by violinist Sydney Adedamola and violist Jarrett Threa... Read More...

During Its Centennial Season, the L.A. Phil Has Its Eyes on the Horizon

By Megan Westberg After spending a weekend attending the 2018–19 season’s opening gala; an eight-mile-long musical street fair organized in concert with CicLAv... Read More...

The Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship Kicks Off Its Inaugural Year

By Laurence Vittes At a time when concerns about diversity in classical music are leading to action, from repertoire choices to educational and orchestral pr... Read More...

LA Phil Kicks Off Centennial with John Williams, Herbie Hancock & Katy Perry

By Stephanie Powell It's 9am in downtown Los Angeles, and the Southern California sun is already living up to its reputation. I'm forked between 400 Youth Or... Read More...

LA Phil Celebrates 100 Years at California Soul Gala

By Megan Westberg Though we're barreling toward the beginning of October, evenings are still mild enough in Los Angeles to hold pre-concert cocktails outside... Read More...

A Look at the Evolution of the Musical Landscape in Los Angeles & What It Means for the L.A. Philharmonic

By Brian Wise When the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced plans for its 100th anniversary season, which begins in September, it became evident that this would ... Read More...

All Systems Are Go!

Educators gather in LA to take a stand on El Sistema By Laurence Vittes An upbeat spirit permeated a recent education symposium held in Los Angeles that ... Read More...