In November, 2014, Five Street Symphony musicians, a string quartet and composer Reena Esmail, brought music to a group of women at Twin Towers Jail in downtown Los Angeles. I…
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Cellist Shares Performing at Men's Central Jail
(photo credit: Cooper Bates) There’s a phenomenon that continually surprises and fascinates me: the act of giving and how it can actually be an equal exchange of gifts, rather than…
KUSC Arts Alive with Brian Lauritzen
Recently, Gupta and his colleagues with Street Symphony have focused their performing energies in a couple of places: performances in jails, and a partnership with PATH—People Assisting the Homeless. Not…
NBC Nightly News features Street Symphony at Twin Towers jail and Skid Row's Midnight Mission
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Vijay Gupta makes cover of LA Downtown Daily News
(An excerpt from the Cover Story:) DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – On a sweltering day in late August, Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Vijay Gupta steps in front of a crowd and bows…
(GOOD Magazine) Street Symphony Brings Some of the World's Greatest Musicians to Skid Row
Downtown Los Angeles is a neighborhood of extremes. On one end, there’s the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Frank Gehry-designed home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Less than 10 blocks…