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YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) provides young people, ages five through eighteen, with free instruments, intensive music instruction, and opportunities to perform on stages in their communities and around the world. In addition to YOLA’s local programs, which serve under-resourced communities across Los Angeles, YOLA National provides an ever-growing number of opportunities for young musicians, teaching artists, program administrators, and other stakeholders to learn from and create community with one another.

YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles)

Learn about YOLA's sites across Los Angeles. Though all are guided by a unified philosophy and mission, each site is designed differently to serve the specific needs of its community.

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Beckmen YOLA Center

Located in Inglewood, the Beckmen YOLA Center fosters youth music education, global collaboration for educators, and serves as a community gathering space.

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YOLA National Festival

An intensive orchestral training program open to students aged 12-18 from Sistema-inspired programs and similar initiatives from across the country

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YOLA National Institute

Open to musicians participating in the YOLA National Festival, YNI offers in-depth training and support to a cohort of young musicians interested in pursuing a career in music.

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YOLA National Accelerator

Seeking to foster a trusting community of educators and artists who share a common vision and purpose, underscored with a sense of urgency that our current climate requires

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Partners in Music Learning

This granting initiative provides organizations in select regions across the U.S. with support to help unite, galvanize, and advance creative youth development and music programs.

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Your support is instrumental

Even with every advantage in the world, the odds of having a successful career in orchestral music are slim. As a greater number of graduates from YOLA and programs like it consider pursuing a college education and career in music, the LA Phil aims to support them at critical junctures along the pathway to their future success.

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