Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
This week, LA City College received an unprecedented gift of $10.1 million.
The donor is Herb Alpert, a music executive, composer, singer, trumpeter, and all-around musician.
And that's who his gift will benefit: future musicians. It will help expand LACC's music department and all of its students will pay no tuition.
A Martinez spoke with Christine Park, chair of the LACC music department, and Moses Audrey, a student studying bass in the program.
For more on this story, click here to read an article by KPCC's arts education reporter Priska Neely.
Click the blue audio player to hear the full interview.