Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles: A new home for young talent pursuing a career in music.
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles was aglow. The neo-Gothic cathedral, designed in 1932 by the same firm that built UCLA’s Royce Hall, was hosting a free evening concert that was part memorial service, but also part christening.
In March, the American Youth Symphony — which was founded in 1957 and had served as an important training ground for musicians headed to some of the nation’s best orchestras — suddenly shuttered. Anthony Parnther, a conductor who was a longtime AYS donor, said he was mystified why no emergency flags had been raised. READ FULL STORY
