{"id":5379,"date":"2018-09-12T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2018-09-12T13:25:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:25:39","slug":"los-angeles-orchestra-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/los-angeles-orchestra-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5383\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5383\" class=\"wp-image-5383 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ayrton-Sydney-Bradley-Juan-Salvador2-BenGibbs-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ayrton-Sydney-Bradley-Juan-Salvador2-BenGibbs-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ayrton-Sydney-Bradley-Juan-Salvador2-BenGibbs-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ayrton-Sydney-Bradley-Juan-Salvador2-BenGibbs-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ayrton-Sydney-Bradley-Juan-Salvador2-BenGibbs-624x402.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Violinists Ayrton Pisco and Sydney Adedamola, violist Bradley Parrimore,\u00a0and\u00a0cellist Juan-Salvador Carrasco [photo: Ben Gibbs]<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>New community program brings diversity to the classical arts<\/h2>\n<p>Four top-tier post-graduate string\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musicians<\/span>\u00a0from underrepresented communities have been announced as the first class of the Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship,\u00a0a program\u00a0designed to increase diversity in American orchestras.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in August 2018, the groundbreaking program was conceived by a partnership of Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA),\u00a0the country\u2019s largest African-American-majority youth orchestra;\u00a0Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO),\u00a0one of the world\u2019s leading chamber orchestras;\u00a0and USC Thornton School of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Music<\/span>,\u00a0one of the country\u2019s top\u00a0<span class=\"il\">music<\/span>\u00a0programs.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5384\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AyrtonPisco3-BenGibbs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AyrtonPisco3-BenGibbs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AyrtonPisco3-BenGibbs-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AyrtonPisco3-BenGibbs-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AyrtonPisco3-BenGibbs-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Violinist Sydney Adedamola, violinist Ayrton Pisco, violist Bradley Parrimore\u00a0and\u00a0cellist Juan-Salvador Carrasco\u00a0will receive\u00a0a 360-degree view of a career as an orchestral\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musician<\/span>\u00a0in this\u00a0rigorous two-year training program.\u00a0A key pillar of the Fellowship is artistic mentoring the Fellows receive from LACO\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musicians<\/span>\u00a0and USC Thornton faculty. In turn, Fellows will actively mentor, teach, and guide young ICYOLA\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musicians<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other opportunities provided are extensive performance and rehearsal experience; compensation, benefits, housing; and unprecedented support to prepare participants to win auditions in professional American orchestras.\u00a0The Fellowship was developed to address the fact that less than 5% of America&#8217;s orchestra workforce is African American, Hispanic or Native American,\u00a0according to a 2016 report on diversity issued by the League of American Orchestras.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5382\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SydneyAdedamola2-BenGibbs-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SydneyAdedamola2-BenGibbs-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SydneyAdedamola2-BenGibbs-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SydneyAdedamola2-BenGibbs-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SydneyAdedamola2-BenGibbs-624x953.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/>In a joint statement, ICYOLA Founder\/Executive Director\/Conductor Charles Dickerson, LACO Executive Director Scott Harrison and USC Thornton Dean Dr. Robert Cutietta welcomed the inaugural class. \u201cA partnership of ICYOLA, LACO and USC Thornton, this Fellowship stands alone in having an institution of color leading the way and in offering pipelines of support in every direction. The Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship serves as an innovative bridge to promising professional careers for these four exceptional, accomplished and dedicated early-career artists, providing a rigorous educational component, substantial audition support, and connections to LACO\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musician<\/span>-mentors, peers at USC, and a future generation of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musicians<\/span>\u00a0the Fellows will themselves mentor at ICYOLA. We look forward to guiding them through the next two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles is especially pleased to partner with LACO and USC Thornton in this project that we hope will be a game-changer in our industry&#8217;s efforts to diversify American orchestras,&#8221; adds Dickerson. &#8220;We believe our Fellows will impact the orchestra world in huge ways, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to take part in their development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5381\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Juan-SalvadorCarrasco-BenGibbs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Juan-SalvadorCarrasco-BenGibbs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Juan-SalvadorCarrasco-BenGibbs-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Juan-SalvadorCarrasco-BenGibbs-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Juan-SalvadorCarrasco-BenGibbs-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Adedamola, Pisco, Parrimore and Carrasco will receive a range of practical, in-the-field experience. As participants in intensive mock auditions run by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, they will learn essential prep tips and best practices. They will perform and rehearse as part of ICYOLA, USC Thornton Symphony and in LACO&#8217;s strings sections.\u00a0Fellows will also perform as a string quartet throughout Los Angeles,\u00a0especially in underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellows experience regular artistic mentoring and coaching from LACO strings principals, including Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, and section\u00a0musicians, as well as weekly lessons with USC Thornton faculty, including Batjer, violinist Bing Wang, violist Karen Dreyfus and cellist Ralph Kirshbaum.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5380\" src=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BradleyParrimore2-BenGibbs-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BradleyParrimore2-BenGibbs-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BradleyParrimore2-BenGibbs-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BradleyParrimore2-BenGibbs-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BradleyParrimore2-BenGibbs-624x935.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>According to Kirshbaum, Thornton&#8217;s Gregor Piatigorsky Chair in Violoncello, \u201cAs Chair of the Strings Department at the USC Thornton School of\u00a0Music\u00a0and the teacher of Juan-Salvador Carrasco, my colleagues and I at Thornton are pleased to salute and support this exciting new initiative. Through intensive and comprehensive mentoring and diverse performance opportunities, this program will offer a significant boost to the professional prospects of numerous talented and deserving young\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musicians<\/span>\u00a0from underrepresented communities with the laudable and achievable aim of redressing an imbalance that has persisted for far too long within the ranks of our\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musical<\/span>\u00a0institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fellows&#8217; work with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra includes performing chamber\u00a0music\u00a0alongside New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill, one of the classical\u00a0music\u00a0world\u2019s finest solo, chamber and orchestral musicians, during his week with LACO as the Shaheen and Anil Nanji Guest Artist-in-Residence, which includes community engagement activities and free public performances. They&#8217;ll perform as part of LACO&#8217;s strings section at two orchestral concerts, one led by\u00a0violin soloist and Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian,\u00a0with works to include\u00a0Beethoven&#8217;s Symphony No. 5,\u00a0and the other by LACO&#8217;s\u00a0MusicDirector Designate\u00a0Jaime Mart\u00edn, featuring a West Coast premiere by Bryce Dessner and Mozart\u2019s Requiem with the USC Thornton Chamber Singers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the moment this program began to take\u00a0<span class=\"il\">flight<\/span>, I have viewed it as an extraordinary opportunity that serves not only as a unique experience for the Fellows but also for LACO\u00a0<span class=\"il\">musicians<\/span>\u00a0who will mentor young talent with a goal to help expand diversity in American orchestras,&#8221; says LACO Concertmaster Margaret Batjer. &#8220;And personally, I am enthusiastic about teaching and mentoring violinists Ayrton and Sydney during the coming two years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of their high-profile, free, public performances as a string quartet takes place at Grand Ave Arts: All Access, during a collaborative, \u201ccommunity partners\u201d performance co-hosted by Grand Performances and LACO, which will also include a performance of ICYOLA\u00a0musicians\u00a0during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Fellows will rehearse and perform with ICYOLA throughout the year, helping guide the orchestra\u2019s young\u00a0musicians, including its season opener at\u00a0Holy Names Catholic Church and a\u00a0program of hymns at Holman United Methodist Church,\u00a0both located in South Los Angeles&#8217;s Jefferson Park area, and a holiday concert at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church. Their work with ICYOLA members will include section coaching, individual mentoring and orchestral performance.<\/p>\n<p>Among their appearances at USC Thornton, the fellows will perform in October with Thornton faculty in a recital followed by a panel discussion about diversity &amp; inclusion in today\u2019s orchestras. In 2019, they will perform with the USC Thornton Symphony as part of the annual New\u00a0Music\u00a0for Orchestra concert featuring works by Thornton student composers, and at Walt Disney Concert Hall featuring works by Thornton faculty Morten Lauridsen and Frank Ticheli as well as Beethoven and many others.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellows will attend arts administration and professional development training with ICYOLA&#8217;s Dickerson, LACO senior management and USC Arts Leadership faculty as well as learn entrepreneurial skills including social media and brand engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Valued at approximately $140,000 per fellow, The Fellowship covers a full-tuition scholarship for USC Thornton School of\u00a0Music&#8217;s Graduate Certificate program; housing and utilities; approximately $25,000 in compensation, including performance fees; fully paid AFM Local 47 union dues; and eligibility for funds to be used for audition travel during and after the program.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship is funded in part by the Andrew W. 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