Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Fellowship is a multi-year program sponsored by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) that engages members of historically underrepresented groups in western classical music ensembles with work for hire and professional development opportunities.

The LACO Fellowship began in 2017 and is comprised of several mutually agreeable weeks of work with LACO consisting of orchestral services, chamber music coaching and concerts, mentorship sessions, a recital, mock auditions, and teaching artist opportunities through LACO’s Meet the Music initiatives and with ICYOLA. There is a $5500.00 annual minimum guarantee, and the program does not require the musicians to live in Los Angeles. Should a candidate choose to reside outside of LA County, LACO will provide travel and housing for the weeks in which the fellow is a resident artist.  The LACO Fellowship also provides financial support for participating musicians to take auditions and accept work with other orchestras. Fellows are compensated under the LACO CBA and are required to join the AFM as part of the program with any associated costs covered by LACO.