Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) Fellowship began in 2017 and is a multi-year program that engages members of historically underrepresented groups in western classical music ensembles with work for hire and professional development opportunities. Fellows spend several mutually agreeable weeks with LACO, that include orchestral services, chamber music coaching and concerts, a recital, mock auditions, lessons, and teaching artist opportunities through LACO’s Meet the Music initiatives and with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA).

Fellows lead the annual Freeways concert, a chamber music concert that aims to foster new connections and bring music into intimate and accessible spaces around Los Angeles.

There is a $5500.00 annual minimum guarantee, and the program does not require the musicians to live in Los Angeles. Should a candidate choose to reside outside of LA County, LACO will provide travel and housing for the weeks in which the fellow is a resident artist.  The LACO Fellowship also provides financial support for participating musicians to take auditions and pursue other professional development opportunities subject to approval on a case by case basis. Fellows are compensated under the LACO CBA and are required to join the AFM as part of the program with any associated costs covered by LACO.

If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Gronvold at jessicagronvold@laco.org