Category: News
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2024 Virtual Volunteer Training Seminar
Time & Date: 7:00 pm, Sunday, October 20, 2024 Guest Lecturers: Dr. Angela Park, Prof. of Music Education, California Baptist UniversityDr. Andrew Park, Prof. of Piano, Azusa Pacific University Dr. Kangwon Kim, Music Director of Love in Music/Violinist — Love in Music’s 2024 Volunteer Training Seminar will be held on Sunday, 10/20/24 from 7:30 pm… Read more
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Love in Music won the L. A. County Creative Recovery and Supplemental Grants in 2023 & 2024
6-30-2023 Creative Recovery Grant: We are thrilled to announce that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the American Rescue Plan Act and Department of Arts and Culture, has selected Love in Music as a recipient of the Supplemental Creative Recovery Grant! This new funding follows our initial Creative Recovery LA Grant awarded in… Read more
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Love in Music’s Violin Student Achieves First Harvard Admission
December 20, 2023 Fiki (17, full name: Oluwafikunayomi Tosin-Oni), a 12th-grade student at MaCES High School in LA County, received early admission notification from Harvard on December 14. As the youngest son of a Nigerian immigrant family, Fiki’s family and the Love in Music community are overjoyed at this achievement. President Kwan-il Park expressed his… Read more
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Opening Ceremony of Love in Music’s South Bay Branch
August 28, 2021 On August 28, 2021, Love in Music celebrated the grand opening of its South Bay branch at Torrance First Presbyterian Church. The event brought together 41 attendees, including dedicated Korean teaching volunteers, students, and other supporters. The South Bay branch will offer free weekly music lessons every Saturday, providing instruction in violin,… Read more
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Love in Music Welcomes New Music Director Professor Kangwon Kim
June 4, 2021 In June 2021, Love in Music appointed Professor Kangwon Kim as the new Music Director. Professor Kim holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an alumna of Oberlin Conservatory. She currently teaches at Ripon College in Wisconsin, the University of Pennsylvania, and Lawrence Conservatory. Additionally,… Read more
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Love in Music Honored with HIPP Award for Community Service
April 20, 2021 Love in Music was awarded the HIPP Award in the Pay It Forward category, honoring its commitment to bridging racial divides through music. Since its founding in May 2007 in Los Angeles, Love in Music has brought together Korean volunteers to teach free music lessons to Black and Hispanic youth. This long-standing… Read more
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Love in Music Continues Its Mission Through Online Lessons Amid COVID-19
November 11, 2020 Love in Music has successfully transitioned to online classes with the dedication of young Korean volunteers, ensuring the continuation of its mission despite the pandemic. Executive Director Gloria Lee stated, “Due to COVID-19, we had to pause our free music lessons for over six months starting in March. However, our young Korean… Read more
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Love in Music Yard Sale
December 7, 2019 On December 7, 2019, Love in Music Santa Ana branch’s teaching volunteers and their parents held a yard sale at KidWorks from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm. They raised a total of $1,520.45 from the yard sale, and this fund will be used to purchase two Casio brand keyboards for the piano… Read more
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Love in Music Performs at the 25th Anniversary Commemoration Concert for the 4.29 LA Riots
April 17, 2017 Love in Music will open the 25th Anniversary Commemoration Concert for the 4.29 LA Riots on April 29, 2017 at 3 PM at the Oriental Mission Church. This large-scale event, bringing together the Korean, Black, and Hispanic communities, will feature Love in Music’s ensemble of 80 members—including Black and Hispanic children benefiting… Read more
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Love in Music at Dia del Nino Myrtle Street Fair
April 16, 2014 On April 12, 2014, Love in Music participated in the Dia del Nino Myrtle Street Fair, hosted by KidWorks in Santa Ana, delivering a delightful classical music performance for the local community. This festival, a major celebration in Latin American culture, provided an opportunity for Love in Music’s volunteers and student musicians… Read more