AASA is pleased to announce that at 5 PM on Sunday, June 7th, we will be holding our 2020 annual Bravo Awards Gala at the LA Grand Hotel Downtown.

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Join the Pacific Vision Youth Symphony on June 12th for a concert at the James R. Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, featuring our Special guest artist: International Jazz Pianist, Composer, Recording Artist, AASA Music Director DAVID BENOIT. Additional guest artists include the YOUNG AJA BAND!

View the flyer here!

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We are pleased to announce that the Asia America Symphony Association’s annual Tennis Tournament and Dinner concert will be taking place on Sunday, November 17th at the Palos Verdes Tennis Club and Peninsula Racquet Club. Dinner and an Awards Banquet, featuring a concert by David Benoit, will follow at the Palos Verdes Golf Club.

The flyer for the concert may be viewed here.

Register for the Tennis tournament here.

To register for the Dinner and Concert only, click here.

We are pleased to announce that auditions to join the Pacific Vision Youth Symphony (formerly the Asia America Youth Symphony) for its 2020 season, held on September 6th through the 9th, were a huge success!

Results have been sent out to applicants in the mail.

Notes Bring Hope hosted an event for children from Partners for Pediatric Vision on August 3, 2019. Participants received group music instruction from ukulele instructor Marianne Matsuda and AASA volunteers as well as a new ukulele to keep so that they can share the gift of music with their friends and family. 

Formerly known as the Asia America Youth Symphony, we are pleased to announce that auditions for the 2020 Season will be taking place from September 5th through September 8th.

AASA is pleased to announce that at 5 PM on Sunday, June 16th, we will be honoring Helen Ota, Gail Gerding-Mellert, and The Roland Corporation our 2019 Bravo Awards Gala at the LA Grand Hotel Downtown.

Saturday June 29, 2019 – 8:00 PM: Benefit concert featuring our guest artist OLETA ADAMS who has inspired a growing legion of fans in the U.S. and Europe with journeys of the heart via songs that draw deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into the realms of soul, R&B, urban, and popular music. Her success, nurtured by worldwide tours with Tears for Fears, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, and Luther Vandross, has been solidified by four Grammy nominations and a seemingly bottomless well of creative energy. Also featured on the program is a special tribute to great jazz pianists by David Benoit and the Asia America
Youth Symphony Orchestra.

On May 5th, the Asia America Youth Symphony will perform “An American In Paris” while artists from Ryman Arts create inspired artworks on stage.

Ryman Arts is a nationally recognized non-profit organization established in 1990 that creates access and opportunity for young artists through free studio art skills training and mentoring. Ryman Arts has educated thousands of Southern California teens from over 190 communities and provided outreach to over 20,000 inner city students. Students choose to attend Saturdays at California State University, Fullerton or Sundays at Otis College of Art & Design. Almost all Ryman Arts graduates go on to college, many alumni work in the creative industries, and all are poised for personal success.

Founder, Music Director, & Conductor DAVID BENOIT leads the multi-talented
ASIA AMERICA YOUTH SYMPHONY through a varied program featuring Asian (EAST) and American (WEST) music. This marks the orchestra’s 17th annual Spring concert and will feature the following: George Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Japanese, The Surfin’ Medley arranged by David Benoit, Alexander Borodin’s In The Steppes of Central Asia, David Benoit’s Soul to Seoul , and a brand new selection composed by maestro Benoit for flute and piano, which will receive its world premiere!

Go no further than the South Bay to hear and experience the beautiful music of East meets West!