Sydney Adedamola

ICYOLA Holds Season Opening Concert, Tribute to Massacre Victims Planned

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorOctober 31, 2018

Black churches continue support of the nation’s largest majority African American orchestra As the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) prepares for its opening concert of the 2018-19 season, churchgoers throughout the greater L.A.-area plan to attend to hear the nation’s largest majority African American orchestra. The ICYOLA concert, set for Sunday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m., will be held at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 1977 W. Jefferson Blvd., in Los Angeles. According to ICYOLA executive director and conductor Charles Dickerson, the orchestra will present three classical pieces – “Symphony No. 101” (“The Clock”) by Franz

Music

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Grand Performances Collaborate to Present a Free Music Showcase as Part of Grand Ave Arts All Access Festival

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 12, 2018

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Grand Performances collaborate to present a free showcase of its musicians, its community partners and the four Fellows of The Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship on Saturday, November 3, 2018, as part of Grand Ave Arts All Access, a festival set in the city’s epicenter for the arts. Sharing Grand Performances’ stage from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. are Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Quartet, Street Symphony, American Youth Symphony, Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, and violinist Sydney Adedamola, violinist Ayrton Pisco, violist Bradley Parrimore and cellist Juan-Salvador Carrasco, the LA Orchestra Fellows.