"El
Sistema" and Gustavo Dudamel
Watch the piece on 60 Minutes that highlights Dudamel and the method he brought to Los Angeles: Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
The EXPO Center Youth
Orchestra is a beginning-level ensemble from South LA with a focus on
excellence, community, and creativity. This first project of YOLA is a
partnership of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, The Harmony Project,
and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
The instruments
and the program are free to all participating students as long as they uphold
their contract to take care of the instrument, practice, and attend lessons and
orchestra rehearsals. Participating students come mainly from within a 5-mile
radius of the EXPO Center and represent more than 60 public, charter, and
private schools in South L.A.
Parents of participating students are able to
enroll in parent workshops.