The YOLA at EXPO Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by select musicians from YOLA at HOLA, performs the Finale from Dvorak’s 8th Symphony in a performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall on April 28, 2015. This performance was part of an evening of music which featured nearly 500 students, ranging in ability from beginner to advanced, performing to a packed audience of family and friends of YOLA.

Conductor: Juan Felipe Molano

YOLA at EXPO, located in South LA, is a partnership of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Harmony Project, and the EXPO Center, a Los Angeles Department of Recreations and Parks facility.

YOLA at HOLA is a full, cost-sharing partnership of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Heart of LA (HOLA).

For more information on YOLA, visit http://laphil.com/yola.

Uploaded: 2015-10-22, 18:34

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 neighborhoods, empowering them to become vital citizens, leaders, and agents of change. Visit the official site http://www.laphil.com/education/yola

Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA)