The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) and Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) announce a significant partnership to bring The Choir’s world-class choral music education program to the HOLA campus in Lafayette Park, reaching underserved youth in Central and South Central Los Angeles. This marks the first time these two highly regarded organizations have collaborated under LACC Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz’s leadership, as well as the first time LACC has expanded outside of its Pasadena home base and the first time HOLA has offered a comprehensive program providing access to the choral arts. Auditions for LACC @ HOLA will be held on January 27, 9 am to 3 pm, at HOLA Arts and Recreation Center in Lafayette Park. (Details below.)
The program, offered at no cost to HOLA participants, launches with two LACC entry-level ensembles for children ages 8 to 11 – Preparatory Choir and Apprentice Choir – with the goal to add advanced ensembles in future years based on demand as children progress through LACC’s tiered multi-choir program. LACC’s current music staff will direct the choirs and also provide musicianship training and voice lessons to participating choristers. Choir rehearsals will be held on Saturday mornings with the inaugural 12-week session beginning on February 3, 2024.
Notably, HOLA’s 35-year history supporting students from low-income households in the Westlake area and beyond will help ensure program benefits aren’t impacted by socioeconomic barriers to learning, including food and housing instability, underdiagnosed disabilities, and trauma and mental illness, among others.
LACC, founded in 1986 and widely recognized as one of the world’s preeminent youth choirs, currently serves more than 500 children ages 6–18 from 40+ communities across Southern California. Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) provides underserved youth in Central and South Central Los Angeles a comprehensive array of free after-school academic, arts, athletics, and wellness programs, empowering them to develop to their full potential, pursue higher education, and strengthen their communities.
LACC @ HOLA AUDITIONS TO BE HELD JANUARY 27, 9 AM TO 3 PM, AT HOLA’S ARTS AND RECREATION CENTER
Auditions for LACC @ HOLA will be held on January 27, 9 am to 3 pm, at HOLA’s Arts and Recreation Center. For information and to sign up for an audition, please visit lachildrenschorus.org or call (626) 793-4231. HOLA’s Arts and Recreation Center is located at 615 South La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles, CA 90057.
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