Help Orchestral Musicians and Teachers Affected by Los Angeles Fires

By Laurie Niles: People are shy about asking for help, but they certainly need it right now. I have assembled this list of fundraisers for orchestral musicians, string players and teachers who lost everything in the Los Angeles-area fires, as well as related organizational fundraisers. I have 25+ personal friends alone who have lost homes, possessions, everything. Here is a list of fundraisers I was able to find for classical musicians - I wasn't able to find them all, and every hour I learn about more. Please do not hesitate to share links to other musician fundraisers in the comments. We hope this helps connect those who need help with those who wish to give help.MUSICIANS

• Carrie Kennedy and Joel Pargman (LA Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony violinists and teachers): CLICK HERE
• Irina Voloshina (Pasadena Symphony violinist): CLICK HERE
• Aroussiak Baltaian (violinist who plays with LAPhil, Pasadena Symphony): CLICK HERE
• Jeanina Quezada (pianist and Music Together teacher whose Steinway burnt along with her house): CLICK HERE
• Mario Miralles (violin maker whose studio was destroyed): CLICK HERE
• Anne Rardin (Orchestra Director at Pasadena High School): CLICK HERE
• Angela Uriu (director of Pasadena Harmony Project - after-school music programs for public school kids): CLICK HERE
• Andrea Byers (violinist) and Larry Kaplan (flutist and teacher): CLICK HERE
• List of 300+ musicians affected by the fire with links to fundraisers: CLICK HERE

There are other musicians who lost their homes and possessions, and I have not been able to find fundraisers specifically for them. But if you know them, perhaps you will be able to help them. They include violinist Julie Gigante, pianist and Old Town Music founder Fritzie Culick, violist Kate Vincent, violinist Lisa Sutton, harpist Marcia Dickstein, violinist Roger Wilkie, violinist Savannah Jo Lack, violinist Charlie Bisharat, cellist David Low, Pasadena Chorale founder and director Jeffrey Bernstein, and more.GENERAL FUNDRAISERS

• Suzuki Music Association of California fund to replace instruments and provide studio space: CLICK HERE
• Pasadena Educational Foundation (for the Pasadena Public Schools): CLICK HERE
• The LA Phil has set up the Los Angeles Music Fund to aid members of the LA music community: CLICK HERE
• The Colburn School set up a fund for their affected faculty: CLICK HERE

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• Fire - Laurie's Account of the Eaton Canyon Fire
• Composer Arnold Schoenberg's Archive Destroyed in Los Angeles Wildfires