All City Orchestra Summer Academy

Meet 15-year-old vocalist and guitarist Alison Haydu, a rising sophomore at Central High School in Philadelphia, and a member of the All-City High School Chorus, the Philadelphia Girls Choir, and a 2025-2026 Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly All-City Jazz Fellow for guitar.

Meet 16-year-old violinist Danae Truxler, a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Temple Music Prep Center for Gifted Young Musicians' Youth Chamber Orchestra, and a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist.

Philadelphia's All City Music Program has been teaching kids for over 70 years. The All City Orchestra Summer Academy—ACOSA, now in its second year—is…