Summary
Organization name
Whittier Regional Symphony
Tax id (EIN)
95-6096748
Address
7740 Painter Ave. Suite 105Whittier, CA 90602
In 1932, during the midst of the Great Depression, a young violin instructor at Whittier College, Ruth Haroldson, put together a group of musicians and founded the Whittier College Community Orchestra. In 1937, then known as the "Whittier Symphony," they performed for the City of Whittier's Golden Jubilee.
The Whittier Symphony continued to expand its influence and share music and music education programs far beyond Whittier's city limits. In 1964, the Symphony's Board of Directors, in order to recognize the expansion of its programs and the financial support of the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and the County of Los Angeles, changed the name to the Rio Hondo Symphony. Then we came back to our roots in 2016 and renamed the symphony as the Whittier Regional Symphony, thus to expand throughout the county of Los Angeles.
The Whittier Regional Symphony performs four admission free classical music concerts each season at the Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier High School, Whittier Ave. in Whittier California. The concerts start at 3 PM, have one intermission, and are completed before 5 PM. Two concerts are held in the fall, and two in the spring. We perform two free Children's concerts each year with Kids Korner, busing in over 2000 4th and 5th graders to the Vic Lopez Auditorium. We hold the Young Artist Competition each year, as we provide $10,000 in scholarships for students who continue to study music, and we have a Music Enrichment Program were we send musicians to various schools to teach and talk to students about various instruments and the mannerisms of attending concerts.
"The Symphony is a great tool for the entire county of Los Angeles as they continue to perform free concerts with some of the best talent in the region," said Senator Bob Archuleta.
"What an amazing orchestra, they just performed with the Wise Guys, the Long Run and in April with Mariachi Divas, all for free to the public," said Mayor Joe Vinatieri, I love this orchestra and their amazing conductor, Kimo.
For more than 80 years the Symphony Association has been presenting four ADMISSION-FREE concerts for the benefit and enjoyment of the entire community. Today 1,600 or more music lovers attend each concert.
To enrich the cultural life of the communities it serves with music and to expand the musical knowledge of youth and adults, as we provide an outlet for the talents of the musicians through the performance of symphony music.
Organization name
Whittier Regional Symphony
Tax id (EIN)
95-6096748
Address
7740 Painter Ave. Suite 105