The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) and the Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory (WWC) will collaborate on two music programs for the young people in South Los Angeles.
Each time there is social upheaval, the corporations go on PR campaigns, promoting their concern for communities of color, and the millions of dollars they have set aside for community programs. It has been my experience that little, if any, of the resources actually reach relevant programs. As an arts advocate and administrator for the last 20 years, I’ve experienced promised resources go to established arts programs, but rarely to Black grass roots organizations, who are doing the actual work to lift the community.
It’s no secret that when it comes to under-resourced communities in predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods, arts and music education is usually lacking. But the program director of the Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory & Youth Symphony, Billy Mitchell, says it’s not because the programs don’t exist.
The Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory (WWC) continues into its tenth year, serving youngsters from the South LA/Watts/Compton area. Beginners, intermediate and advanced students are welcome! (Ages 6 – 18) Applications available on-line at: www.sappa.net
Start Date: July 27, 2018 End Date: July 27, 2018 Time: 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm Location:Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/billy-mitchell-group-0 Fees: Free, Family Friendly Phone: (323) 857-6000 Band leader and pianist Billy Mitchell has worked with a wide variety of leading artists including Ester Phillips, Randy Crawford, Linda Hopkins, and Kenny Burrell, to name a few. The chart-topping recording artist began his solo projects in the 1980s and his latest projects include work with the Jazz Leaders and Circle of Friends. The Billy Mitchell Group has appeared at many international festivals