{"id":11502,"date":"2025-12-08T16:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:26:22","slug":"statement-from-afm-local-47-regarding-yola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/statement-from-afm-local-47-regarding-yola\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement From AFM Local 47  Regarding YOLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are extremely pleased to announce that the teaching artists at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) at Torres and YOLA at Inglewood are now represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 47.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the leadership of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association for their continued support of high-quality music for the students, parents, and teaching artists of the East Los Angeles and Inglewood communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no way to overestimate the value of music education to a child, to a society, and to a culture,\u201d said AFM Local 47 President Stephanie O\u2019Keefe. \u201cAs a former music educator, I am so happy to support these teaching artists.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are extremely pleased to announce that the teaching artists at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) at Torres and YOLA at Inglewood are now represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 47. 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