PROGRAMS

Hollywood

Harmony Project’s Hollywood Program began in April 2001 with a $9,000 check from the Hollywood Rotary Club and 36 violin students. Founder and Doctor of Public Health, Margaret Martin began the program so that every child could have access to music education and a healthier community through music.

By 2003 the Hollywood Program had expanded to cellos, flutes, and clarinets. An orchestra was formed on Saturday mornings, and the program expanded to close to 200 children. By the fall of 2007 the Hollywood Program had expanded to the point that a new location was needed, so the entire program moved to the campus of Los Angeles City College, where students can receive college credit for their ensemble participation.

Our most recent partnership with the Angelica Center for Arts and Music (ACAM) began in Fall 2010. ACAM has provided the Hollywood program with the facilities to engage students in classes and private lessons Mondays through Thursdays after school. It is also an opportunity to intersect with a like-minded organization that offers tuition-free music, theatre and dance classes to children in the Pico/Union district community.

Today, the Hollywood Program serves more than 300 students, and is home to the Harmony Project Orchestra, the Hollywood Youth Orchestra, and our new Mentorship Program.