Performances

2025-26 Concert Season

Please plan to join us all season long!

 

2025–26 Season Theme

 

“I, Too, Sing America”

 

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, ICYOLA’s 2025–26 season honors the enduring spirit, creativity, and resilience of Black Americans — past and present.

Inspired by Langston Hughes’ iconic poem, “I, Too,” this season celebrates 250 years of Black artistry, struggle, and triumph through powerful musical storytelling. From spirituals to symphonies, jazz to contemporary works, each performance lifts up voices that have helped define — and redefine — what it means to be American.

A crowd of people sitting in chairs watching a presentation.
Annual Hymns Concert
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 4 P.M.

Holman United Methodist Church

3320 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90018

Season Opening Concert
Sunday, November 9, 2025

with the Aeolians of Oakwood University

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 4 P.M.

Trinity Baptist Church

2040 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90018

Christmas Season Concert
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Rolling Hills United Methodist Church

26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA, 90274

 

2nd Annual Junior Orchestra Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 21, 2025

"Nicole's Christmas Party"

Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7 p.m.

In The Lounge at The Ebell of Los Angeles

SCLC MLK Day Concert
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Skirball Cultural Center

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90049

Black History Celebration
Saturday, January, 17, 2026

with the Santa Monica Symphony

Saturday, January, 17, 2026 at 7 p.m.

TBD

MLK Day Concert
Monday, January 19, 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2 p.m.

California African American Museum

600 State Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90037

Black History Concert
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 4 p.m.

California State University, Dominguez Hills, University Theatre

1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA, 90747

Black History Concert
Saturday, February 7 2026

Saturday, February 7 2026 at 4 p.m.

La Sierra University Church

4937 Sierra Vista Ave., Riverside, CA, 92505

Black History Concert
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Wilshire Ebell Theatre

4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90005

Black History Celebration: Honoring the Power of Education
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Los Angeles County Library Black Resource Center at the A C Bilbrew Library

150 E. El Segundo Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90061

Good Friday Concert
Friday, April 3, 2026

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Rolling Hills United Methodist Church

26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA, 90274

18th Annual Season Finale Concert
TBD

TBD

Walt Disney Concert Hall

111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90012

Concert hall orchestra seating plan sketch.