Los Angeles Youth Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, US 🇺🇸

Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) is the Los Angeles Philharmonic's initiative to establish youth orchestra programs in underprivileged communities throughout Los Angeles. Modeled on Venezuela's El Sistema, a program which brings classical music education to children from low-income communities, YOLA provides free instruments, music training, and academic support to nearly 1,700 students age 6-18. A "social project first and artistic project second", 100% of YOLA's 2016 graduating class completed high school, and 90% went on to college. YOLA currently operates in four community hubs across Los Angeles including YOLA at HOLA, YOLA at Torres, YOLA at Camino Nuevo, and YOLA at Inglewood.