Curtain goes up on young musicians at LACMA

Check out tomorrow’s orchestral stars today—for free—at LACMA’S Sundays Live concert series.

This week’s program features the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra performing Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite for string quartet, Arnold Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte, and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

Since 1955, the Young Musicians Foundation has dedicated itself to recruiting and training future generations of classical musicians, working with performers aged 8-25. The heart of the foundation’s programs is the Debut Orchestra, made up of 70 of our region’s most talented young musicians. Many go on to become members of major orchestras throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Sundays Live concerts take place at LACMA’s Bing Theater. They can also be heard on LACMA’s live streaming audio and are archived as KUSC podcasts.

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Posted 2/17/11