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"Accomplished"
National Leadership in
Music Education
Since 1963, the New York Youth Symphony has supported young
musicians in their pursuit of the highest quality experience
in music education and performance. The organization boasts
an impressive track record which has earned wide recognition
among instrumental, conducting, and composition teachers
throughout the country.
Renowned artists have had their careers assisted by their
early experience with the New York Youth Symphony. Among
alumni are conductors Leonard Slatkin, Myung-Whun Chung,
David Alan Miller, Samuel Wong, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and
Mischa Santora; violinists Marin Alsop, Pamela Frank,
Cho-Liang Lin, Shlomo Mintz, and Peter Oundjian; trumpeter
Gerard Schwarz; flutist Ransom Wilson; and members of the
Juilliard, Emerson, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mendelssohn String
Quartets, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York
Philharmonic, the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, the
Israel Philharmonic, the London Symphony, and other major
ensembles throughout the world.
As a focal point where musical careers are determined, the
New York Youth Symphony has provided thousands of young
people with unique musical and personal experiences to
enrich their chosen directions. Throughout the
organization's many programs, emphasis is placed on each
student's development as both musician and member of the
community.
"Inspired"
National Leadership in
Performance
The orchestra's 44 consecutive seasons in Carnegie Hall, the
Chamber Music Program's unparalleled 25 years of ensemble
training, and the initiation of programs in composition and
jazz have earned the praise of professional critics, music
administrators, and audiences alike. Critical reviews
regularly lavish praise on the orchestra, while large
audiences fill Carnegie Hall for the orchestra's seasonal
concerts, Weill Recital Hall for the chamber music
performances, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room for Jazz
Band Classic, and Symphony Space for performances of
Symphony Singers and the Making Score composition program.
"Remarkable"
National Leadership in
Programming
The New York Youth Symphony offers a variety of projects
aimed at nurturing the young artist. In addition to
maintaining a preeminent position among the nation's most
advanced orchestras for young people, the organization has
widened its reach with innovative and dynamic new programs.
The New York Youth Symphony was among the first to initiate
a program in chamber music and is the unquestioned leader in
commissioning young American composers through its First
Music program. A ground-breaking composition program called
Making Score for under-23 composers was added in 2000, and
the orchestra has been at the forefront of developing young
conductors for the next generation of podium leadership.
Jazz Band Classic, a 17-piece ensemble, reaches out to
musicians interested in the big band music of the 1930's and
1940's while incorporating today's styles. Symphony Singers, a SATB chamber choir, performs
music spanning eight centuries, classic and popular, a
cappella and accompanied. The full range of offerings
provides young people with numerous opportunities to explore
their talents and fills a critical void in musical
education.
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