SVOMA, Yola

Yola Svoma is a young composer and musicians born in 2012. She is a cellist at the Metropolitan Youth Symphony in Phoenix Arizona. At 10 years old, she started her first symphony titled "Symphony No. 1." After talking to Alex Amsel, the Phoenix Symphony’s associate conductor, he worked with the orchestra's education and outreach team to bring it to larger audiences. Yola’s 11 minute piece became a part of the symphony’s performances that they offer for free to Arizona student audiences in 2025. The Phoenix Symphony now has a program for young composers. She has gone on to already write her second symphony and received awards from National Federation of Music Clubs’ junior composer competition.