Giving a great youth orchestra program the spotlight The Caesura Youth Orchestra (CYO) is something worth knowing about—and that’s why it turned to JRP to help spread the word. Based in Glendale, CYO is patterned…
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Board Member Placed at Caesura Youth Orchestra
The Caesura Youth Orchestra (CYO) is based on the El Sistema model to provide urban youth with a positive community where they can through music experience a break from the negative impact of drugs, gangs…
Music Builds a Positive Community
Music Builds a Positive Community Many people have heard of ‘El Sistema,’ the Venezuelan youth music program that helps kids thrive; the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, came through the program. More…
The Gift of Music
In Los Angeles, we are lucky to have an abundance of music organizations, so on almost any given day, there may be many wonderful concert options. Despite this abundance, low income kids still don’t have…
Throwback Thursday: ¡Viva VYMA!
In November 2012, JRP completed a finance project for VYMA (www.vyma.org), which provides music education for kids in San Gabriel Valley and along the 210 corridor. They have a variety of services, including a music…