Charles Conner at 79 years young stopped by the Fender Music Foundation to show off his chops on our Roland electronic drum kit. The man is known for creating that famous rock ‘n roll drumbeat on Little Richard’s song “Keep A Knockin”. Charles...
Keeping Music in Schools with the YOLA Neighborhood Project Through the YOLA Neighborhood Project (YNP), the LA Phil brings music to 6,000 students in schools throughout Los Angeles County. Filmed over the course of their nine-week residency, this video showcases...
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 over 600 students from underserved...
“Born this Way” — YOLA at HOLA Children’s Orchestra The YOLA at HOLA Children’s Orchestra came together at Walt Disney Concert Hall on May 10th, 2014 to perform an arrangement of “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga. This performance...
Enjoy this educational Journey from The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra. The Los Angeles Youth orchestra offers its students a unique combination of rehearsals with full orchestra and intensive work with individual sectional coaches throughout each semester. This movie...
In June 2014, YOLA’s first class of graduating seniors said goodbye to the program that had been their musical home for the past four years. From learning to play in an orchestra, to trips to London, to meeting Gustavo Dudamel, their lives have been forever...
