Orchestra Highlights LA Youth Talent
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Orchestra">Orchestra</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>, <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Violinist">Violinist</span> <span word="Miles">Miles</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="indulge">indulge</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="genres">genres</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>.</p><p> "<span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defying">defying</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="violinist">violinist</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="Daughtry">Daughtry</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="LA">LA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Disney">Disney</span> <span word="Concert">Concert</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="DC">DC</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p> "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Daughtry">Daughtry</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bass">Bass</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Daquan">Daquan</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="started">started</span>.</p><p> "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>-<span word="blowing">blowing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>.</p><p> <span word="Founding">Founding</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Dickerson">Dickerson</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> 25 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.</p><p> "<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dickerson">Dickerson</span>.</p>
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