DISNEY HALL CONCERT PRESS RELEASE
www.ICYOLA.org
LOS ANGELES, CA — JUNE 11, 2012 —
The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) will present
its Season Ending Concert at the world famous Walt Disney Concert Hall
in downtown Los Angeles at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2012. The program
will feature Crown Imperial by William Walton, Adagio for Strings by
Samuel Barber, the Finale to The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky, and
violinist Jordan Busa performing Meditation from “Thais” by Jules
Massenet. The highlight of the program will be a performance of Piano
Concerto No. 1 by Sergei Prokofiev, featuring 16-year old pianist Ferre
Hodges. The orchestra will also perform a Tribute to the late Whitney
Houston.
ICYOLA is comprised of primarily African-American youth
aged 10-25 from the various communities of Greater Los Angeles. It
transforms lives and minds of inner city youth by teaching its members
the great music of the world, and providing performance opportunities
in the greatest settings of the world. Within the last year, the
orchestra has performed for the Martin Luther King Memorial dedication
luncheon in Washington, DC, for the Los Angeles Times Book Fair on the
campus of USC, for the NAACP National Convention, and for a
presidential fundraiser honoring First Lady Michelle Obama.
“Our
objective is to prepare young people for life – both in music and
otherwise,” comments ICYOLA founder, music director and conductor
Charles Dickerson. “We seek to create pathways into major orchestras,
the Fortune 500, and the Presidency of the United States,” he adds. “We
provide a nurturing environment of acceptance and inclusion where our
members can hone their skills – something that is too often lacking in
other programs in which our members either are or have been a part.”
“We
are grateful to all who have made this opportunity for young people
from our community to perform at Disney Hall a reality,” says Dickerson.
“We are particularly grateful for our corporate sponsors – Toyota
Motor Company, Northrup Grumman, American Airlines, Wells Fargo, United
Parcel Service – and the support of our political leaders –
particularly Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and Yaroslavsky – and others for
their generous support. Los Angeles is a better city because of
ICYOLA, and our entire community will be more harmonious because of
this event.”
1 comment:
Fantastic! They will also be performing with the Mandrill Band on Saturday, August 4 at the John Anson Ford Ampitheatre. See website: http://www.fordamphitheater.org/en/events/details/id/366
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