National Philharmonic is proud to partner with the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) and The Sphinx Organization to support the next generation of leaders in the orchestral field with a two-year fellowship and residency program that combines arts administration, orchestral performance, education programs and community engagement.
Building on NOI+F’s existing Orchestral Futurist Fellowship, the National Philharmonic will offer each fellow the opportunity to expand their work into a second year through a professional residency with the National Philharmonic.
Lorenna Keilani Garcia is a Filipina/Latina violist born and raised in Canoga Park, California. She began her musical journey at age 12, and her newly discovered passion for music led her to excel in her studies on the viola, and she made the decision in high school to pursue a career in music.
Currently, Lorenna is an avid freelance violist in the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently performs with Insight Chamber Players, and is employed by the San Francisco Symphony as an Adventures in Music (AIM) musician, performing for various SF public schools around the city. Her and her chamber group work closely with the SF Symphony to curate fun and educational programs for young children to help get them excited and educated about classical music. She is also the viola teacher for the Free Music Academy of Silicon Valley, who aims to promote diversity and inclusivity in classical music by providing free, online music lessons to historically-resilient young musicians by world-class trained instructors.
As an Orchestral Futurist, Chaz created the Youth Mentorship Program. Learn more about the program here.
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