Founded in 2011 by violinist Vijay Gupta, Street Symphony is a community of Los Angeles-based musicians creating performances, workshops, and new songs with our neighbors recovering from addiction, homelessness and incarceration.

Our roots are in Skid Row, a fifty square block area of downtown LA. Skid Row is the largest concentration of unhoused people in America. It is also the nation’s largest reentry and recovery zone.

Since our inception, we have presented thousands of world-class musical engagements, ranging from performances and collaborative workshops, resource fairs and festivals — all embracing the power of music to heal, liberate, and transcend.

Street Symphony’s programs take place at The Midnight Mission and Downtown Women’s Center, and are open to volunteers. Other programs are held in LA County jails, state hospitals and prisons, and reentry centers.

If you would like to volunteer for Street Symphony event, please contact us.