The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras.  The LA Phil’s musicians, staff, members and volunteers will collect non-perishable food for an entire week, Monday, March 23, through Sunday, March 29, at Walt Disney Concert Hall for the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank. Lobby level access will be available during the hours of 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. throughout the week to accommodate walk-up donations. Over 200 orchestras in all 50 states have signed up for the project, taking place in March and April. The drive was inspired by the true story of the upcoming film The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The movie is based on the true story of the relationship between L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a gifted Juilliard-trained string player whose mental illness landed him among the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.

Tags: Jamie Foxx, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, musicians, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Orchestras Feeding America, Robert Downey Jr, Steve Lopez, Symphony, The Soloist

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