Vision, Inc. was created as a non-profit institution dedicated to the promotion of Latin American arts and culture and exchanges between Latin and non-Latin cultures. Led by Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, CEO of Strategic Investment Group, the board of directors is comprised of Latin American leaders from throughout the western hemisphere, including the Director of the Youth & Children’s Orchestra System of Venezuela, José Antonio Abreu.

Founded in 1867, New England Conservatory (NEC) is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader among music schools. The college program instructs more than 800 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral music students from around the world, and has a faculty of 225 artist-teachers and scholars. NEC Preparatory School’s 1,500 students and almost 300 faculty members is an example of the institution’s commitment to artistic excellence at all stages of musical training. NEC alumni fill orchestra chairs, concert hall stages, jazz clubs and recording studios worldwide, including nearly half of the Boston Symphony. NEC’s leadership style, vision, and passion facilitate the use of music as the common cultural and educational bond to reach persons of diverse cultures. Thus, NEC engenders the kind of interaction and exchange that exemplifies its educational, musical and cultural dynamism, as well as global thinking. NEC, a registered not-for-profit music education institution in the United States, initially provided the fiduciary management of YOA.

Fundación Bolívar Davivienda, in alliance with YOA Orchestra of the Americas and Fundación Nacional Batuta, in 2010 created Filarmónica Joven de Colombia (FJC), the first national youth orchestra in the history of Colombia. Underwritten by Fundación Bolivar Davivienda, annually FJC selects the top 75 Colombian musicians between the ages of 16 and 24 to train with an international faculty of world class instrumental coaches and participate in international concert tours to represent the talent of Colombia. The orchestra gathers three times annually for concert tours and has performed with world-class soloists including Joshua Bell. In addition to artistic training, FJC provides members support in the way of instrument loans and educational scholarships.

YOA CANADA supports Canadian youth who devote their energy, talent and discipline to music. These young men and women share the common dream of bringing music to the world. This family of musicians cultivates shared values: a personal commitment to use the power of music to encourage international understanding; deep-rooted fostering of grass-roots interaction between societies; profound aspiration to provide exemplary music education for gifted youth across economic barriers; and a belief in music as a catalyst for social change. YOA Canada holds live and internet-based auditions to select Canada’s most exceptional young orchestral musicians to participate each year on full-scholarship in YOA Orchestra of the Americas. In addition to the selection of musicians, YOA Canada connects Canadian sponsors directly with opportunities to support Canadian musicians, conductors, guest artists and composers-in-residence.