“World of Color” on NBC News

NBC covered our March 17th concert celebrating music and cultures around the world.

Harmony Project program manager William Glenn defends Beyond the Bell on NBC News

“The Beyond the Bell program has served more than 170,000 students in the district, but the financially-strapped LAUSD is proposing to eliminate it.”

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Children-Hope-LAUSD-Changes-its-Tune-About-Killing-Music-Program-142407095.html

URGENT: Save Beyond the Bell

In early March, LAUSD will vote on ending the Beyond the Bell program, which includes several Harmony Project sites and ensembles.

Please take a moment to sign and mail the following letter to LAUSD (or give it to a Harmony Project teacher or staff member) and let them know how much we need this program!

English: http://www.harmony-project.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SAVE-BTB-English.pdf
Spanish: http://www.harmony-project.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SAVE-BTB-spanish.pdf

Simón Bolívar Orchestra visits YOLA

Harmony Project’s YOLA students spent the week attending master classes with Simón Bolívar Orchestra of Venezuela, then teamed up for a concert at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Here, an SBO oboist talks about melody in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5:

Univision covers Harmony Project

TIME Magazine covers Harmony Project

TIME ran a story about Harmony Project’s YOLA orchestra and its roots in the highly influential Venezuelan program El Sistema.

“YOLA is also sought after because children find a caring staff that offers moral support and helps kids traverse the turbulent teenage years. [Harmony Project program manager Paloma] Ramos, for example, not only helps students flourish as musicians but also gives them feedback on the essays they write for their college applications…”

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2103335,00.html#ixzz1iQq7zec8

Harmony Project on MSN Noticias Latino

MSN Noticias Latino featured Harmony Project in a recent article:
http://noticias.latino.msn.com/entretenimiento/articulos.aspx?cp-documentid=31776546

Jam in the Van, Part 2

Here are two more videos from our fruitful collaboration with Jam in the Van! This time, Harmony Project students teamed up with The Dustbowl Revival for two songs:

Happy Holidays from Harmony Project

Our ensembles put on an amazing show at their winter concerts last Saturday! Listen to HPO ramp up the energy as they navigate this holiday classic in top form, with photos from our Glassell Park, Logan Elementary, and Hollywood sites. Have a safe and happy holiday!

2011 Whole Notes

Click here to download Whole Notes 2011.