Conductor Christopher Rountree stands illuminated by a spotlight on the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage. Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times Christopher Rountree conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic during a concert celebrating the work of high school composers' work at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Christopher Rountree conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic during a concert celebrating the work of high school composers' work at Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)It’s such a foreign concept that people are alive writing classical music today. Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times More than 2,000 middle-school students filed into Disney Hall to hear orchestral music written by their peers.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 19, 2017 20:41 UTC